Bulls vs Pacers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble in the heart of Hoosier State as the Chicago Bulls lock horns with the Indiana Pacers at the electrifying Gainbridge Fieldhouse tonight! Both teams are freshly fueled by recent victories and are set to clash at 08:00 PM EST in a playoff battle that promises to ramp up the intensity after a series of first-round blowouts. With the stakes sky-high and the scoreboard expected to light up past the 240 mark, fans are in for a treat as these Eastern conference rivals duke it out to advance their standings. So, buckle up as the Bulls aim to charge at full tilt and the Pacers look to pace their way to victory in a showdown that’s anything but bullish on excitement!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 08, 2025 08:00PM EST

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indiana

Vegas Odds

	CHI ML	IND ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+175	-210	241.0	5.0/-5.0
Recent	+185	-225	240.0	6.0/-6.0
Difference	+10	-15	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

28W-27L

35.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

33W-19L

64.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/06/24	Indiana Pacers IND	31	36	36	29	00	132	Over
12/06/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	35	19	39	30	00	123	Over
03/27/24	Indiana Pacers IND	23	20	31	25	00	99	Under
03/27/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	27	37	23	38	00	125	Under
03/13/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	28	35	24	150	132	Over
03/13/24	Indiana Pacers IND	28	34	23	32	120	129	Over
12/28/23	Indiana Pacers IND	37	26	22	35	00	120	Under
12/28/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	31	21	25	27	00	104	Under
10/30/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	27	26	25	34	00	112	Under
10/30/23	Indiana Pacers IND	30	25	28	22	00	105	Under
03/05/23	Indiana Pacers IND	30	37	28	30	00	125	Over
03/05/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	35	25	29	33	00	122	Over
02/15/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	39	19	28	27	00	113	Under
02/15/23	Indiana Pacers IND	15	27	40	35	00	117	Under
01/24/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	33	29	25	23	00	110	Under
01/24/23	Indiana Pacers IND	21	25	34	36	00	116	Under
10/26/22	Indiana Pacers IND	27	30	36	16	00	109	Under
10/26/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	38	38	27	21	00	124	Under
02/04/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	40	25	28	29	00	122	Under
02/04/22	Indiana Pacers IND	33	29	28	25	00	115	Under
12/31/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	29	28	26	00	108	Under
12/31/21	Indiana Pacers IND	23	27	29	27	00	106	Under
12/26/21	Indiana Pacers IND	27	21	31	26	00	105	Under
12/26/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	33	30	24	26	00	113	Under
11/22/21	Indiana Pacers IND	31	36	22	20	00	109	Under
11/22/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	16	30	15	16	00	77	Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/06	@ SAS	114-110W	47	25	13	102
01/04	@ NYK	139-126W	43	36	12	94
01/01	vs WAS	107-125L	44	28	20	92
12/30	vs CHA	115-108W	63	31	13	104
12/28	@ MIL	116-111W	52	33	11	95
12/26	vs ATL	133-141L	36	36	14	98
12/21	@ BOS	98-123L	43	28	12	98
12/19	vs BOS	117-108W	56	23	10	94
12/13	@ CHA	109-95W	52	27	16	93
12/08	@ PHI	100-108L	35	29	15	86

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/06	vs BRO	113-99W	35	22	10	79
01/04	@ PHX	126-108W	47	35	6	96
01/02	vs MIA	128-115W	39	35	6	96
12/31	@ MIL	112-120L	50	26	16	90
12/29	vs BOS	123-114W	50	27	9	87
12/27	vs BOS	105-142L	39	27	12	91
12/26	@ OKL	114-120L	51	28	11	89
12/22	vs SAC	122-95W	50	36	10	86
12/19	vs PHX	120-111W	47	30	9	89
12/15	@ NOP	119-104W	43	33	17	81

Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey PG	38.0	37.1	31.9	100%	32.1
Zach LaVine SF	40.0	49.3	37.5	100%	37.9
Nikola Vucevic C	40.0	43.2	41.0	100%	41.2
Coby White SG	33.0	39.1	33.2	100%	33.4
Patrick Williams PF GTD	27.0	20.2	21.1	87%	22.6

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	39.0	51.0	40.1	100%	40.5
Bennedict Mathurin SF	29.0	27.4	29.6	100%	28.3
Andrew Nembhard SG	28.0	26.0	25.6	100%	25.9
Pascal Siakam PF	35.0	35.9	35.5	100%	35.9
Myles Turner C	33.0	32.8	30.2	100%	30.5

Bulls Notable Injuries

Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.9pts, 4.0reb, 1.8ast, 27.2 minutes. Last game: 01/06/25. Impact: 3.6
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG): Avg: 5.3pts, 3.3reb, 3.5ast, 19.3 minutes. Last game: 01/06/25. Impact: 3.3
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.9pts, 3.8reb, 1.0ast, 18.2 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 2.4
Jevon Carter (PG/SG): Avg: 4.9pts, 0.9reb, 1.2ast, 12.7 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 1.5

Pacers Notable Injuries

Quenton Jackson (PG/SG): Avg: 5.3pts, 1.4reb, 1.5ast, 12.4 minutes. Last game: 12/29/24. Impact: 1.7
Johnny Furphy (SG/SF): Avg: 2.7pts, 1.3reb, 0.4ast, 9.2 minutes. Last game: 01/06/25. Impact: 0.9
James Johnson (PF/C): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.5reb, 0.7ast, 4.3 minutes. Last game: 01/06/25. Impact: 0.5
Enrique Freeman (PF/C): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.8reb, 0.4ast, 7.0 minutes. Last game: 12/27/24. Impact: 0.5

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Patrick Williams	CHI	Pts	9.5	12.4	+2.9	40%	50%	60%	60%	IND	+1.9	#25
Josh Giddey	CHI	Pts	12.5	14.9	+2.4	60%	50%	40%	40%	IND	+0.1	#15
Zach LaVine	CHI	Reb	4.5	5.1	+0.6	60%	40%	33%	33%	IND	-0.6	#7
Bennedict Mathurin	IND	Ast	1.5	2.1	+0.6	60%	70%	60%	60%	CHI	-0.6	#5

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Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#12	#29	#28	9.6%
PF	#30	#21	#21	#29	10.2%
PG	#23	#26	#27	#25	6.9%
SF	#17	#18	#16	#14	-1.2%
SG	#17	#28	#5	#19	1.9%

Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#26	#23	#8	#18	2.7%
PF	#27	#29	#6	#25	6.0%
PG	#15	#13	#19	#17	1.2%
SF	#25	#24	#30	#27	9.1%
SG	#11	#7	#12	#4	-6.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

120.2

115.5

Rebounds per Game

45.1

41.2

Assists per Game

29.9

28.0

Steals per Game

7.7

8.1

Blocks per Game

5.0

5.3

Shots per Game

93.3

87.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

17.0

13.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.0

55.8

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.0

Turnovers per Game

14.1

12.9

Fouls per Game

18.2

19.0

Recent Trends

Zach LaVine (SG/SF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 3 consecutive games.
Isaiah Jackson (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 91.6% to 20.9, 10.9 min average previous 3 games.
Obi Toppin (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 43.6% to 19.4, 13.5 min average previous 3 games.
Jarace Walker (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 44.9% to 12.7, 23.1 min average previous 3 games.