Insiders Dustin Dopirak and Kyle Neddenriep discuss the Pacers’ win
Tyrese Haliburton posted a triple-double, Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and the Pacers won 130-121 to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers and No. 3 seed New York Knicks play on May 29 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Finals NBA playoffs series.
The game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. MST (8 p.m. Eastern time) and can be seen on TNT (stream with Sling TV).
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The Knicks are a 4.5-point favorite over the Pacers in NBA playoffs odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook. New York is -200 on the moneyline. Indiana is +165. The over/under for the game is set at 222.5 points.
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ESPN: Pacers have a 54.2% chance to beat Knicks in Game 5
The site gives New York a 45.8% shot at defeating Indiana in the fifth game of the NBA playoffs series.
The site’s formula predicts that New York will defeat Indiana in Game 5 of the NBA postseason series.
Dimers: Knicks 113, Pacers 109
It writes: “After extensive simulations, our model gives the Pacers a win probability of 36%, while the Knicks have a win probability of 64%.”
NBC Sports: Bet the Pacers with the points vs Knicks in Game 5
It writes: “The Pacers have won 4 of their last 5 matchups against Eastern Conference Atlantic Division teams. The Over is 34-30 in the Pacers’ matchups against Eastern Conference teams this season. The Pacers have covered the spread in 8 of their last 10 road trips to teams with winning records.”
FOX Sports: Knicks 116, Pacers 113
It writes: “This year, the Knicks games have finished over 222.5 points scored, their current matchup’s over/under, 51 (out of 82) times. This season, 60 of the Pacers’ 82 total matchups have gone over 222.5 total points scored.These two teams average a combined 233.2 points per game, 10.7 more points than the total of 222.5 set for this game.”
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