Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/23/2025

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Friday, May 23, 2025

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Pacers +5.5, Knicks -5.5; Over/Under:  227 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Pacers +5.5, Knicks -5.5; Over/Under:  227 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Pacers +5.5, Knicks -5.5; Over/Under:  226.5 points

Indiana Pacers:  50-32 (2nd place, Central Division)

New York Knicks:  51-31 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

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Indiana Pacers:  8-2 last 10

New York Knicks:  6-4 last 10

The Pacers are entering the playoffs with a 50-32 record overall this season and they were 20-20 in their road games where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 3 game winning streak with wins coming against the Cleveland Cavaliers twice in a row and the New York Knicks. Tyrese Haliburton led the team in points in that game with 31 while Aaron Nesmith was next on the team with 30 points. Tyrese Haliburton led the team in assists in that game with 11 while Obi Toppin led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 51% from the field, 40.5% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 117.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 115.1 PPG against them. The Pacers have an ATS record of 44-46-3 this season and their O/U record is 50-41-2.

The Knicks are entering the playoffs with a 51-31 record overall this season and they were 27-14 in their home games where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Indiana Pacers. Jalen Brunson led the team in points in that game with 43 while Karl-Anthony Towns was next on the team with 35 points. Josh Hart led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Josh Hart led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 51.1% from the field, 32.4% from 3-point range, and 70% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 115.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 111.7 PPG against them. The Knicks have an ATS record of 48-46-1 this season and their O/U record is 48-45-2.

The current betting odds have the Knicks listed as a 5.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7 game series between the 3rd seeded Knicks and the 4th seeded Pacers for the Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA playoffs. The Pacers are leading this series 1-0 after winning game 1 on the road. The Pacers took a 1-0 series lead with a 138-135 win over the Knicks in overtime in the 1st game of this series. The Pacers stole game 1 in this series in the same way they have been winning all playoffs, coming back late after trailing big and making the plays needed to win in the final minutes of the game. Once again the Pacers were down by double digits with under 3 minutes to play, but they came all the way back to force overtime and win that game. The Knicks blew a big lead in that game and that was really bad, but they did not play a bad game as they were leading for most of the night and were in control of that game. Now that the Pacers have flipped the home advantage in this series though, they won't have the same urgency in this game and that will help the Knicks who will be looking to bounce back. The Pacers put the Cavaliers down 2-0 on the road to start the last round and the last thing the Knicks want is to be in the same position so they are going to bring their best effort to bounce back in this game and they will throw everything they have at the Pacers to make sure they even up the series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Knicks to cover the spread in this game. 

Pacers Knicks Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, May 23, 2025 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Knicks 122 Pacers 114.

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Indiana Pacers: 21-12 ATS in a road game where the total is 220 to 229.5. 4-1 ATS in the conference finals. 93-57 ATS versus good 3 point shooting teams - making 36% of their attempts or more. 60-35 OVER as an underdog  of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 28-16 OVER when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%).

New York Knicks: 18-24 ATS at home versus good offensive teams - scoring 116+ points/game. 0-6 1H ATS in the 2nd game of a playoff series. 18-27 1H ATS revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a favorite. 21-13 OVER revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a home favorite. 30-15 OVER vs. poor rebounding teams - outrebounded by opponents by 3+ per game.

Indiana Pacers:  I. Jackson (C) Out For Season - Calf.

New York Knicks:  None.

“Then my focus just became winning it.” - Tyrese Haliburton after their win against the Knicks in game 1 of this series on Wednesday.

“Give them a lot of credit. They closed the game out like they’ve been doing all playoffs. Just not really good on our part.” - Jalen Brunson after their loss against the Pacers in game 1 of this series on Wednesday.

PG Tyrese Haliburton

SG Andrew Nembhard

SF Aaron Nesmith

PF Pascal Siakam

C Myles Turner

PG Jalen Brunson

SG Mikal Bridges

SF Josh Hart

PF OG Anunoby

C Karl-Anthony Towns

PPG: P. Siakam (20.2)

APG: T. Haliburton (9.2)

Reb/G: P. Siakam (6.9)

PPG: J. Brunson (26)

APG: J. Brunson (7.3)

Reb/G: K. Towns (12.8)

Coaches:

Indiana Pacers: Rick Carlisle (4th season)

New York Knicks: Tom Thibodeau (5th season)