Pacers vs Bulls Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the United Center tonight as the Indiana Pacers gallop into the Windy City to lock horns with the Chicago Bulls in what promises to be a thrilling first round NBA Playoff matchup! With both teams eager to buck their recent trends and charge up the Eastern Conference standings, the stage is set for an electrifying showdown. The Bulls, fresh off a dominating victory, are looking to keep the momentum going, while the Pacers are hungry to bounce back and steer the game in their favor. With the tipoff at 9 PM EST and the scoreboard expected to light up faster than a Chicago deep-dish pizza cooks, tonight’s game is anything but predictable. So, will the Bulls charge ahead, or will the Pacers race to a victory? Either way, it’s sure to be a full-court press of excitement!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 06, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: United Center, Chicago

Vegas Odds

	IND ML	CHI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-150	+130	248.0	-3.0/3.0
Recent	-130	+100	248.0	-3.5/3.5
Difference	+20	-30	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

22W-31L

56.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

23W-26L

43.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
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	Under
03/05/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	35	25	29	33	00	122	Under
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

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/04	vs BRO	90-99L	39	20	16	75
12/03	vs TOR	111-122L	34	21	20	84
12/01	vs MEM	121-136L	41	28	15	90
11/29	@ DET	106-130L	32	23	16	85
11/25	@ NOP	114-110W	41	30	13	91
11/24	@ WAS	115-103W	45	31	11	86
11/22	vs MIL	117-129L	46	30	15	91
11/20	vs HOU	113-130L	36	19	23	83
11/18	vs TOR	119-130L	32	29	10	99
11/17	@ MIA	119-110W	45	30	10	85

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/05	vs SAS	139-124W	50	36	17	90
12/02	@ BRO	128-102W	54	33	16	92
11/29	@ BOS	129-138L	43	28	8	93
11/26	vs WAS	127-108W	50	29	10	94
11/23	@ MEM	131-142L	35	29	11	97
11/22	@ ATL	136-122W	41	36	19	86
11/20	vs MIL	106-122L	33	25	14	88
11/18	vs DET	122-112W	46	28	10	91
11/17	@ HOU	107-143L	47	26	13	107
11/15	vs CLE	126-144L	36	32	17	88

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	40.0	40.9	38.5	100%	38.8
Bennedict Mathurin SF	32.0	25.1	28.4	67%	33.3
Pascal Siakam PF	36.0	30.6	35.6	100%	35.9
Myles Turner C	34.0	30.1	30.6	100%	30.9

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Ayo Dosunmu SF	30.0	32.2	26.7	57%	30.4
Josh Giddey PG	34.0	34.2	27.3	93%	28.7
Zach LaVine PF	34.0	32.1	34.1	93%	35.2
Nikola Vucevic C	43.0	47.0	40.2	100%	40.5

Pacers Notable Injuries

Andrew Nembhard (PG/SG): Avg: 10.0pts, 2.3reb, 4.4ast, 26.1 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 3.9
Tristen Newton (PG): Avg: 0.6pts, 0.0reb, 0.2ast, 1.6 minutes. Last game: 12/04/24. Impact: 0.1

Bulls Notable Injuries

Coby White (PG/SG): Avg: 18.7pts, 4.4reb, 5.0ast, 35.5 minutes. Last game: 11/29/24. Impact: 5.4
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG/SG): Avg: 4.2pts, 2.8reb, 3.6ast, 16.4 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 3.9
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.6pts, 3.8reb, 1.0ast, 18.4 minutes. Last game: 11/29/24. Impact: 1.9
Jevon Carter (PG/SG): Avg: 4.6pts, 0.8reb, 1.2ast, 12.7 minutes. Last game: 12/05/24. Impact: 1.0
Chris Duarte (SG): Avg: 3.7pts, 1.7reb, 0.7ast, 10.7 minutes. Last game: 12/05/24. Impact: 0.7
E.J. Liddell (C): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.1ast, 2.8 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 0.4

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
Josh Giddey	CHI	Pts	12.5	13.6	+1.1	20%	20%	27%	27%	IND	-1.1	#9
Myles Turner	IND	Pts	16.5	17.0	+0.5	20%	20%	27%	27%	CHI	+1.6	#25
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	Reb	10.5	11.0	+0.5	40%	40%	40%	40%	IND	+0.5	#23
Pascal Siakam	IND	Ast	3.5	3.8	+0.3	40%	40%	27%	27%	CHI	+0.2	#24

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Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#5	#23	#4	#4	-8.4%
PF	#28	#18	#15	#24	3.8%
PG	#9	#11	#24	#17	-0.4%
SF	#25	#4	#29	#23	5.0%
SG	#19	#14	#3	#11	-2.8%

Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#25	#6	#10	#15	-0.2%
PF	#22	#20	#24	#20	2.8%
PG	#24	#26	#30	#29	11.7%
SF	#15	#5	#24	#12	-1.1%
SG	#30	#26	#26	#29	9.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

116.0

116.8

Rebounds per Game

40.8

45.2

Assists per Game

28.5

27.4

Steals per Game

8.0

7.3

Blocks per Game

5.4

4.4

Shots per Game

90.0

89.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.1

13.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.8

55.7

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.6

37.5

Turnovers per Game

12.7

13.7

Fouls per Game

21.1

18.1

Recent Trends

Ayo Dosunmu (PG/SG) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 27.0 pts, 10.0 reb, 11.0 ast against SAS
Matas Buzelis (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.1% to 15.1, 22.2 min average previous 3 games.
Talen Horton-Tucker (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 49.1% to 17.4, 11.7 min average previous 3 games.
Isaiah Jackson (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 91.6% to 20.9, 10.9 min average previous 3 games.
Quenton Jackson (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 56.1% to 11.1, 25.2 min average previous 3 games.
Julian Phillips (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 40.0% to 20.2, 14.4 min average previous 3 games.