New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/31/2025

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, May 31, 2025

Venue:  Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX, truTV

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Knicks +4, Pacers -4; Over/Under:  219 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Knicks +4, Pacers -4; Over/Under:  219.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Knicks +3.5, Pacers -3.5; Over/Under:  219.5 points

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

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

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New York Knicks:  5-5 last 10

Indiana Pacers:  7-3 last 10

The Knicks are entering the playoffs with a 51-31 record overall this season and they were 24-17 in their road games where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Indiana Pacers. Jalen Brunson led the team in points in that game with 32 while Karl-Anthony Towns was next on the team with 24 points. Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson each led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Karl-Anthony Towns led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 49.4% from the field, 27.6% from 3-point range, and 68.2% 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 50-48-1 this season and their O/U record is 49-48-2.

The Pacers are entering the playoffs with a 50-32 record overall this season and they were 29-11 in their home games where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the New York Knicks. Bennedict Mathurin led the team in points in that game with 23 while Pascal Siakam was next on the team with 15 points. Tyrese Haliburton led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Bennedict Mathurin led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 40.5% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 82.8% 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 46-48-3 this season and their O/U record is 51-44-2.

The current betting odds have the Pacers listed as a 4 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 6 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 3-2 after the Knicks won game 5 at home. The Knicks made it a 3-2 series lead for the Pacers with a 111-94 win over them in the 5th game of this series and that game was clearly an off-night for the Pacers. The Pacers didn't shoot well in that game and Haliburton had a terrible night himself, but the Knicks were also in a desperate situation facing elimination at home and they threw everything they had at the Pacers to win that one. The Knicks were always leading in that game too, but they have struggled more in every game of this series so the Pacers aren't going to just collapse with their series lead. The Pacers are going to be looking to bounce back on their home court and they will bring their best effort to close out this series after the way they played in that last game. The Pacers have also looked a lot better on their home court all season so look for them to come out strong and take control of this game right from the start. The Knicks did a good job to keep this series alive with that home win in game 5, but they haven't been able to keep up with the Pacers in a lot of these games. The best way to place a bet here is on the Pacers to cover the spread in this game. 

Knicks Pacers Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, May 31, 2025 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Pacers 124 Knicks 116.

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New York Knicks: 4-11 ATS as an underdog  of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 12-18 ATS off a home win. 2-6 ATS on the road after allowing 100 points or less. 23-16 OVER in a road game where the total is 210 to 219.5. 31-18 OVER vs. poor rebounding teams - outrebounded by opponents by 3+ per game.

Indiana Pacers: 25-16 ATS as a home favorite of 6 points or less. 6-3 ATS in the conference finals. 15-4 ATS after scoring 100 points or less. 5-1 OVER in a home game where the total is 210 to 219.5. 14-4 OVER after scoring 100 points or less.

New York Knicks:  None.

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

“Our backs were against the wall. So, I mean, we’ve got to give it everything we got.” - Jalen Brunson after their win against the Pacers in game 5 of this series on Thursday.

“We obviously didn’t play with the level of force that we needed to. We lost the rebound battle. We lost the turnover battle. We didn’t shoot well. They had a lot to do with it. So, give them a lot of credit and we’re going to have to play better.” - Rick Carlisle after his team’s loss against the Knicks in game 5 of this series on Thursday.

PG Jalen Brunson

SG Mikal Bridges

SF Josh Hart

PF OG Anunoby

C Karl-Anthony Towns

PG Tyrese Haliburton

SG Andrew Nembhard

SF Aaron Nesmith

PF Pascal Siakam

C Myles Turner

PPG: J. Brunson (26)

APG: J. Brunson (7.3)

Reb/G: K. Towns (12.8)

PPG: P. Siakam (20.2)

APG: T. Haliburton (9.2)

Reb/G: P. Siakam (6.9)

Coaches:

New York Knicks: Tom Thibodeau (5th season)

Indiana Pacers: Rick Carlisle (4th season)