A pair of sliding squads meet when the Milwaukee Bucks (11-18) visit the Indiana Pacers (6-23) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Bucks will look to break a three-game losing streak versus the Pacers, who have lost five straight.
The Bucks take on the Pacers in a game expected to be a close one. The Bucks are favored by only 1 point against the Pacers. The matchup’s over/under is set at 220.
Bucks vs. Pacers betting odds
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Spread: Milwaukee -1Total: 220Moneyline: Milwaukee -116, Indiana -104
Bucks at Pacers odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Pacers (+ 1)Pick OU:
Over (220)Prediction:
Bucks 115 – Pacers 114MoneylineThe Bucks have been favored on the moneyline 12 total times this season. They’ve finished 6-6 in those games.Milwaukee has a record of 6-5 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -116 or shorter (winning 54.5%).The Bucks have a 53.7% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.The Pacers have been underdogs in 24 games this season and won four (16.7%) of those contests.Indiana has a record of 4-20, a 16.7% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by -104 or more by bookmakers this season.The moneyline for this contest implies a 51.0% chance of a victory for the Pacers.Against the spreadThe Bucks put up 113.1 points per game, only 4.8 fewer points than the 117.9 the Pacers allow.Milwaukee has a 6-2 record against the spread and a 6-2 record overall when scoring more than 117.9 points.When it scores more than 116.9 points, Indiana is 5-3 against the spread and 3-5 overall.Milwaukee’s record is 5-0 against the spread and 3-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 109.7 points.The Bucks are the league’s 24th-ranked scoring team (113.1 PPG), while the Pacers allow the rank 22nd in points per game (117.9) in NBA play.Indiana’s squad is currently the 29th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (109.7 PPG), while Milwaukee’s team is 17th in points allowed per game (116.9).The Bucks have been out-scored by 111 points this season (3.8 points per game on average), and opponents of the Pacers have out-scored them by 239 more points on the year (8.2 per game).Over/UnderMilwaukee has an average implied point total of 117.8 this season, which is 6.8 points higher than its implied total in Tuesday’s game (111).This season, Milwaukee has put up more than 111 points in 18 games.The average implied point total on the season for Indiana (120.1) is 11.1 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (109).How to watch Bucks vs. PacersGame day: Tuesday, December 23, 2025Game time: 7:30 p.m. ETLocation: Indianapolis, IndianaArena: Gainbridge FieldhouseTV channel: FanDuel Sports Network IndianaLive stream: Watch this game on Fubo