Indiana (1-0) at New York (0-1)
When: Friday, May 23rd 2025
Where: Madison Square Garden,
New York, NY
Time: 8:00 ET | TV: TNT
Opening Odds: New York -6/227
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Pacers vs Knicks Recent Meetings
| Date | Home/Away | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/21/25 | NY (135) - IND (138) (OT) | -4.5/221.5 | IND/O |
| 2/11/25 | IND (115) - NY (128) | 2/242 | NY/O |
| 11/10/24 | IND (132) - NY (121) | 3.5/229.5 | IND/O |
| 10/25/24 | NY (123) - IND (98) | -4.5/229 | NY/U |
| 5/19/24 | NY (109) - IND (130) | -2.5/206.5 | IND/O |
| 5/17/24 | IND (116) - NY (103) | -5/215.5 | IND/O |
| 5/14/24 | NY (121) - IND (91) | -1.5/217.5 | NY/U |
| 5/12/24 | IND (121) - NY (89) | -6/218.5 | IND/U |
| 5/10/24 | IND (111) - NY (106) | -7/220.5 | NY/U |
| 5/8/24 | NY (130) - IND (121) | -4.5/218 | NY/O |
Indiana Pacers L10 Games
| Date | vs | Score | Line | ATS | Mar | IND FG | Opp FG | Reb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/21/25 | @NY | 138-135 (W) (OT) | 4.5/221.5 | WO | 7.5 | 51/100 | 48/94 | 39-46 |
| 5/13/25 | @CLE | 114-105 (W) | 8.5/230 | WU | 17.5 | 41/82 | 35/90 | 47-46 |
| 5/11/25 | CLE | 129-109 (W) | 5/230.5 | WO | 25.0 | 49/93 | 30/70 | 37-41 |
| 5/9/25 | CLE | 104-126 (L) | 5/232 | LU | -17.0 | 35/80 | 42/100 | 37-56 |
| 5/6/25 | @CLE | 120-119 (W) | 6/226.5 | WO | 7.0 | 44/85 | 39/90 | 44-43 |
| 5/4/25 | @CLE | 121-112 (W) | 8.5/228.5 | WO | 17.5 | 44/83 | 45/98 | 43-43 |
| 4/29/25 | MIL | 119-118 (W) (OT) | -8/223 | LO | -7.0 | 43/93 | 41/90 | 45-53 |
| 4/27/25 | @MIL | 129-103 (W) | 4/226 | WO | 30.0 | 50/83 | 37/89 | 41-33 |
| 4/25/25 | @MIL | 101-117 (L) | 4.5/229.5 | LU | -11.5 | 39/90 | 42/89 | 40-48 |
| 4/22/25 | MIL | 123-115 (W) | -4.5/228.5 | WO | 3.5 | 44/90 | 44/87 | 38-43 |
New York Knicks L10 Games
| Date | vs | Score | Line | ATS | Mar | NY FG | Opp FG | Reb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/21/25 | IND | 135-138 (L) (OT) | -4.5/221.5 | LO | -7.5 | 48/94 | 51/100 | 46-39 |
| 5/16/25 | BOS | 119-81 (W) | -2.5/211 | WU | 35.5 | 42/91 | 31/86 | 55-36 |
| 5/14/25 | @BOS | 102-127 (L) | 5.5/208 | LO | -19.5 | 29/81 | 44/84 | 40-44 |
| 5/12/25 | BOS | 121-113 (W) | 6/209.5 | WO | 14.0 | 50/92 | 38/79 | 43-31 |
| 5/10/25 | BOS | 93-115 (L) | 5.5/209 | LU | -16.5 | 32/80 | 40/83 | 43-42 |
| 5/7/25 | @BOS | 91-90 (W) | 10/211.5 | WU | 11.0 | 37/86 | 34/94 | 46-51 |
| 5/5/25 | @BOS | 108-105 (W) (OT) | 9/212.5 | WO | 12.0 | 37/87 | 34/97 | 49-59 |
| 5/1/25 | @DET | 116-113 (W) | 1.5/212.5 | WO | 4.5 | 41/86 | 38/81 | 43-36 |
| 4/29/25 | DET | 103-106 (L) | -5.5/215 | LU | -8.5 | 39/90 | 36/85 | 49-45 |
| 4/27/25 | @DET | 94-93 (W) | 2.5/217 | WU | 3.5 | 34/91 | 36/84 | 38-54 |
Prediction
I don’t know how the Knicks bounce back from that Game 1 collapse. Not only did they not cover, but couldn’t get the win. The Pacers came into this series playing much better than New York and they are going to win this series. The oddsmakers have made the Knicks and even bigger favorite for Game 2, which is fine with me. I’ll gladly take the points.
Pick: Pacers +6
