March 17, 2026, 9:55 a.m. ET

The Indiana Pacers (15-53) face the New York Knicks (44-25) Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Pacers vs. Knicks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Knicks lead 2-1

New York won the last meeting 101-92 Friday in Indianapolis, but failed to cover as 12.5-point favorites as the Under (227.5) hit. The Knicks also won Dec. 18 in Indiana 114-113, while Indiana won 137-134 in overtime in New York Feb. 10.

The Pacers have the worst record in the NBA, but they’ve found a way to get even worse recently, as they are currently on a 13-game losing streak. Indiana’s most recent loss was 134-123 to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday as 7.5-point road underdogs as the Over (228.5) easily cashed.

The Knicks are positioned as the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference, and they are on a 3-game winning streak after a 110-107 victory Sunday over the Golden State Warriors as 14.5-point home favorites with the Under (218.5) hitting.

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Moneyline (ML): Pacers +750 (bet $100 to win $750) | Knicks -1200 (bet $1,200 to win $100)Against the spread (ATS): Pacers +15.5 (-110) | Knicks -15.5 (-110)Over/Under (O/U): 223.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)Pacers at Knicks key injuries

Pacers

SG Quenton Jackson (calf) questionablePG T.J. McConnell (hamstring) questionablePG Andrew Nembhard (calf) questionableSF Aaron Nesmith (ankle) questionablePF Micah Potter (triceps) questionableSG Ben Sheppard (ankle) questionablePF Pascal Siakam (knee) doubtfulPF Obi Toppin (foot) questionableC Ivica Zubac (ankle) questionable

Knicks

PG Jalen Brunson (ankle) questionable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Pacers at Knicks picks and predictionsPrediction

Knicks 124, Pacers 104

AVOID.

The Pacers (+650) haven’t won a game since Feb. 11, and there is zero value in taking the Knicks (-1200) to win at these odds.

PASS.

Despite expecting New York -15.5 (-110) to win by a decent margin against a hapless Indiana squad, this is just too big a spread to have confidence in betting on. Keep in mind the Knicks have only beaten the Pacers by 1 and 9 points while losing by 3 in overtime, and Brunson is questonable. At the same time, the Pacers are too injured and haven’t shown anything where we should be rushing to back them ATS as massive road underdogs.

BET OVER 223.5 (-115).

Amid their 13-game losing streak, Indiana has coughed up 123-plus points in 10 of those contests. As a result, the Pacers are 9-4 to the Over in this 13-game span.

There have been 227-plus total points in 2 of the 3 meetings this season, and the Over is 3-1 in the last 4 head-to-head matchups. The Knicks can use their third-best adjusted offensive rating (118.4) and ninth-best effective field-goal percentage (55.4%) against a Pacers team that is 24th in adjusted defensive rating (117.2) to do plenty of the heavy lifting here.

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