The Milwaukee Bucks (16-14) visit the Indiana Pacers (16-17) in a matchup of Central Division teams at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, beginning at 3:00 PM ET on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. The Bucks are 1.5-point favorites in the game, the second matchup between the teams this season.

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Bucks vs. Pacers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024
• Time: 3:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: FDSIN and FDSWI
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
• Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

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Bucks vs. Pacers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pacers 114 – Bucks 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Bucks vs. Pacers

• Pick ATS: Pacers (+ 1.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pacers (-0.1)
• Pick OU:

  Under (230.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.9

• The Bucks sport a 13-17-0 ATS record this season compared to the 14-19-0 mark of the Pacers.
• Indiana covers the spread when it is a 1.5-point underdog or more 56.2% of the time. That’s more often than Milwaukee covers as a favorite of 1.5 or more (40.9%).
• Milwaukee and its opponents have gone over the total 43.3% of the time this season (13 out of 30). That’s less often than Indiana and its opponents have (21 out of 33).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Bucks are 14-8, while the Pacers are 8-8 as moneyline underdogs.

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Bucks Performance Insights

• The Bucks rank 13th in the NBA with 112.4 points per game so far this year. At the other end of the court, they rank 12th with 111.3 points allowed per game.
• Milwaukee is pulling down 43.1 boards per game (22nd-ranked in NBA) this year, while allowing 44.9 rebounds per contest (23rd-ranked).
• This season, the Bucks rank 24th in the league in assists, averaging 24.4 per game.
• Milwaukee is 13th in the NBA with 13.6 turnovers per game this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 25th with 12.8 forced turnovers per game.
• The Bucks are draining 14.5 three-pointers per game this year (seventh-ranked in NBA), and they own a 38.9% three-point percentage (second-best).

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Pacers Performance Insights

• The Pacers score 114.7 points per game and allow 116.8, making them 11th in the NBA on offense and 22nd defensively.
• Indiana is the third-worst squad in the league in rebounds per game (41.1) and 16th in rebounds allowed (44.1).
• With 27.8 assists per game, the Pacers are 10th in the NBA.
• Indiana commits 13.5 turnovers per game and force 13.7 per game, ranking 11th and 18th, respectively, in the league.
• The Pacers are 19th in the league in 3-pointers made (12.7 per game) and seventh in 3-point percentage (37.3%).

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