NBA Best Bets: Pacers vs. Bulls Picks for January 8
Published 11:33 pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
The Indiana Pacers (19-18) will attempt to build on a three-game winning streak when they host the Chicago Bulls (17-19) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as 5.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on CHSN and FDSIN.
Hoping to make an informed wager on Wednesday’s game? Check out the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) right here.
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Pacers vs. Bulls Game Info
- When: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: CHSN and FDSIN
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Pacers vs. Bulls Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Bulls (+ 5.5)
- Indiana has beaten the spread 17 times in 37 games.
- Chicago has 18 wins in 36 games against the spread this year.
- The Pacers have an ATS record of 4-7 as 5.5-point favorites or greater.
- Against the spread as 5.5-point underdogs or greater, the Bulls are 8-8.
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Pick OU:
Under (241.5)
- In 11 games this season, the Pacers and their opponents have gone over 241.5 combined points.
- Bulls games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 241.5 points in 16 of 36 outings.
- Indiana has had an average of 231.4 points in its games this season, 10.1 fewer than this matchup’s total.
- Chicago’s outings this season have a 235.7-point average over/under, 5.8 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Pacers are the seventh-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Bulls have scored the eighth-most points.
- This outing features the league’s 30th-ranked (Bulls) and 27th-ranked (Pacers) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Pacers (-210)
- The Pacers have won 10, or 52.6%, of the 19 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Bulls have been chosen as underdogs in 28 games this year and have walked away with the win 12 times (42.9%) in those games.
- This season, Indiana has won seven of its 11 games, or 63.6%, when favored by at least -210 on the moneyline.
- This season, Chicago has come away with a win five times in 15 chances when named as an underdog of at least +170 or worse on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 67.7% chance of a victory for the Pacers.
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