The Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks are battling in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, with Game 1 up next.
The Pacers face the Bucks in a game oddsmakers expect to be a close matchup. The Pacers are favored by just 1 point against the Bucks. The game features a point total of 232.5.
Pacers vs. Bucks Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 7:29 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Indiana -1
- Total: 232.5
- Moneyline: Indiana -118, Milwaukee -102
Pacers at Bucks odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Bucks (+ 1)
- Pick OU:
Over (232.5)
- Prediction:
Bucks 120 – Pacers 119
- Indiana has been chosen as the favorite in 43 games this year and has walked away with the win 26 times (60.5%) in those games.
- This year, Indiana has won 25 of 42 games when listed as at least -118 or better on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Indiana has a 54.1% chance of pulling out a win.
- Milwaukee has won 21.4% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (3-11).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer, Milwaukee has gone 3-9 (25%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives Milwaukee a 50.5% chance to win.
- The Pacers average 6.9 more points per game (123.3) than the Bucks give up (116.4).
- Indiana has a 40-15 record against the spread and a 42-13 record overall when putting up more than 116.4 points.
- Milwaukee is 20-14-1 against the spread and 30-5 overall when it scores more than 120.2 points.
- Indiana has an ATS record of 28-16-1 and a 30-15 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 119 points.
- The Pacers are at the top of the NBA’s scoring charts (123.3 PPG), while the Bucks allow the 21st-fewest points per game (116.4) in the league.
- Milwaukee’s squad is currently the fourth-ranked scoring team in the NBA (119 PPG), while Indiana’s team is 27th in points allowed per game (120.2).
- The Pacers have totaled 250 more points than their opponents this season (3.1 per game on average), and the Bucks have scored 215 more points than their opponents (2.6 per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for Indiana this year is 123.7 points, 6.7 more points than its implied total of 117 points in Sunday’s game.
- This season, Indiana has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (117) 55 times.
- The average implied point total on the season for Milwaukee (120.7) is 5.7 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (115).
How to watch Pacers vs. Bucks
- Game Day: Sunday, April 21, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT and BSIN
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Arena: Fiserv Forum
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