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New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers
The New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Pacers as -8.5-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 217.
The Pacers were a 119-99 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Cavaliers. They covered the -8-point spread as favorites, while the total score (218) made winners of UNDER bettors.
New York lost its last outing, a 100-83 result against the Raptors on December 31. The Knicks failed to cover in that game as a +8-point underdog, while the 183 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
New York:
Team record: 2-3 SU,2-3 ATS
New York is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
New York is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 9 games on the road
Indiana:
Team record: 4-1 SU,4-1 ATS
Indiana is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing New York
Indiana is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games when playing at home against New York
Next up:
New York at Atlanta Monday, January 4
Indiana at New Orleans Monday, January 4