Knicks vs Pacers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble in the concrete jungle as the New York Knicks, sporting a solid 34-18 record, storm into Gainbridge Fieldhouse to clash with the Indiana Pacers, who’ve bagged 29 wins against 22 losses this season. The stakes are sky-high tonight at 08:30 PM EST as these Eastern conference contenders look to bounce back from recent setbacks and tighten what’s been a series of playoff blowouts. With the Knicks slightly edging out as favorites in a game set to potentially explode past the 240-point mark, fans are gearing up for a showdown that promises both thrill and skill. As the Knicks aim to ‘knick’ a win in enemy territory, the Pacers will be hustling hard to ‘pace’ themselves into a home victory. It’s a battle of wit, grit, and city pride, so let’s see whose game will speak the loudest!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 11, 2025 08:30PM EST

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indiana

Vegas Odds

	NYK ML	IND ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-115	-105	239.0	-1.0/1.0
Recent	-145	+125	240.0	-3.0/3.0
Difference	-30	+230	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

39W-24L

59.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

38W-21L

40.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/10/24	New York Knicks NYK	26	35	33	27	121	Over
11/10/24	Indiana Pacers IND	29	29	34	40	132	Over
10/25/24	Indiana Pacers IND	24	21	19	34	98	Under
10/25/24	New York Knicks NYK	25	36	34	28	123	Under
02/10/24	Indiana Pacers IND	26	35	30	34	125	Under
02/10/24	New York Knicks NYK	27	31	24	29	111	Under
02/01/24	Indiana Pacers IND	36	22	26	21	105	Under
02/01/24	New York Knicks NYK	26	25	28	30	109	Under
12/30/23	New York Knicks NYK	27	35	30	34	126	Over
12/30/23	Indiana Pacers IND	32	32	41	35	140	Over
04/09/23	Indiana Pacers IND	41	32	27	41	141	Over
04/09/23	New York Knicks NYK	45	26	36	29	136	Over
04/05/23	New York Knicks NYK	38	32	35	33	138	Over
04/05/23	Indiana Pacers IND	29	38	31	31	129	Over
01/11/23	Indiana Pacers IND	21	20	40	32	113	Under
01/11/23	New York Knicks NYK	37	25	33	24	119	Under
12/18/22	New York Knicks NYK	29	25	30	25	109	Under
12/18/22	Indiana Pacers IND	28	25	32	21	106	Under
01/04/22	Indiana Pacers IND	25	30	22	17	94	Under
01/04/22	New York Knicks NYK	32	23	29	20	104	Under
12/08/21	New York Knicks NYK	29	28	19	26	102	Under
12/08/21	Indiana Pacers IND	36	34	26	26	122	Under
11/15/21	Indiana Pacers IND	20	29	25	10	84	Under
11/15/21	New York Knicks NYK	16	32	21	23	92	Under
11/03/21	New York Knicks NYK	22	28	25	23	98	Under
11/03/21	Indiana Pacers IND	36	23	21	31	111	Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/08	@ BOS	104-131L	30	16	9	83
02/04	vs TOR	121-115W	43	26	11	94
02/03	@ HOU	124-118W	40	24	11	93
02/01	@ LAL	112-128L	44	33	14	95
01/29	@ DEN	122-112W	35	33	5	93
01/27	@ MEM	143-106W	46	32	10	108
01/21	vs BRO	99-95W	42	29	10	87
01/20	@ ATL	119-110W	39	31	15	90
01/17	@ MIN	99-116L	41	19	9	90
01/15	vs PHI	125-119W	45	28	13	86

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/08	vs LAL	117-124L	38	27	10	87
02/06	vs LAC	119-112W	46	31	7	95
02/04	vs POR	89-112L	39	25	19	81
02/03	vs UTA	112-111W	37	32	9	91
02/01	@ ATL	132-127W	41	35	11	90
01/29	@ DET	133-119W	36	28	13	81
01/23	@ SAS	110-140L	31	31	11	97
01/18	@ PHI	115-102W	50	30	17	83
01/16	vs DET	111-100W	40	28	9	89
01/14	@ CLE	117-127L	37	30	11	91

Starting Lineups

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	27.0	30.9	27.7	100%	28.2
Mikal Bridges SG	28.0	26.9	30.3	100%	30.6
Jalen Brunson PG	43.0	49.5	43.2	100%	43.6
Josh Hart SF	38.0	41.0	39.3	100%	39.6
Karl-Anthony Towns C	44.0	36.2	48.3	100%	48.7

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	39.0	36.5	39.8	100%	40.2
Bennedict Mathurin SF	23.0	23.9	25.6	100%	26.0
Andrew Nembhard SG	26.0	22.8	24.3	100%	24.6
Pascal Siakam PF	42.0	41.1	37.9	100%	38.3
Myles Turner C	32.0	20.8	28.8	100%	29.2

Knicks Notable Injuries

Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 4.0pts, 1.1reb, 0.4ast, 10.2 minutes. Last game: 02/01/25. Impact: 0.5
Tyler Kolek (PG): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.6reb, 0.9ast, 5.5 minutes. Last game: 02/01/25. Impact: 0.5
Jacob Toppin (PF): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.8reb, 0.3ast, 3.7 minutes. Last game: 02/01/25. Impact: 0.4

Pacers Notable Injuries

Johnny Furphy (SG/SF): Avg: 2.0pts, 1.1reb, 0.3ast, 7.4 minutes. Last game: 02/04/25. Impact: 0.2
Enrique Freeman (PF/C): Avg: 1.7pts, 1.0reb, 0.4ast, 7.3 minutes. Last game: 02/04/25. Impact: 0.7
James Johnson (PF/C): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.5reb, 0.6ast, 3.9 minutes. Last game: 02/04/25. Impact: 0.3
RayJ Dennis (PG): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.2reb, 0.0ast, 1.6 minutes. Last game: 01/29/25. Impact: 0.3

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
Pascal Siakam	IND	Pts	20.5	22.8	+2.3	60%	70%	60%	60%	NYK	+1.0	#23
Myles Turner	IND	Pts	14.5	16.0	+1.5	40%	60%	60%	60%	NYK	-2.2	#4
Mikal Bridges	NYK	Reb	2.5	3.3	+0.8	60%	50%	47%	47%	IND	+1.1	#29
OG Anunoby	NYK	Reb	3.5	4.2	+0.7	80%	60%	53%	53%	IND	+1.1	#29
Karl-Anthony Towns	NYK	Ast	2.5	3.1	+0.6	40%	60%	60%	60%	IND	-0.6	#8

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Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#4	#6	#7	#4	-9.9%
PF	#23	#13	#2	#12	-2.1%
PG	#28	#16	#6	#20	0.4%
SF	#1	#1	#17	#1	-13.3%
SG	#16	#9	#12	#7	-3.4%

Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#24	#20	#8	#15	-0.1%
PF	#3	#29	#5	#6	-5.8%
PG	#25	#5	#20	#15	-0.4%
SF	#18	#29	#21	#23	4.6%
SG	#15	#18	#16	#8	-2.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

116.4

116.8

Rebounds per Game

43.6

43.0

Assists per Game

26.0

30.2

Steals per Game

8.7

8.6

Blocks per Game

3.2

5.1

Shots per Game

90.0

88.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.1

12.7

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.1

57.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.7

36.1

Turnovers per Game

12.0

11.1

Fouls per Game

16.6

19.2

Recent Trends

Precious Achiuwa (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 37.7% to 34.7, 25.2 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.