The Milwaukee Bucks (16-14) visit the Indiana Pacers (16-17) in a matchup of Central Division teams at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, tipping off 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 squads 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 (13-17-0 ATS) have covered the spread 43.3% of the time, 0.9% more often than the Pacers (14-19-0) this season.
• 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 underdog this year, the Pacers are 8-8, while the Bucks are 14-8 as moneyline favorites.

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Bucks Performance Insights

• The Bucks are scoring 112.4 points per game (13th-ranked in NBA) this season, while allowing 111.3 points per contest (12th-ranked).
• Milwaukee is pulling down 43.1 boards per game (22nd-ranked in NBA) this season, while allowing 44.9 rebounds per contest (23rd-ranked).
• The Bucks rank 24th in the NBA with 24.4 assists per game.
• This season, Milwaukee is averaging 13.6 turnovers per game (13th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest (25th-ranked).
• The Bucks rank second-best in the NBA with a three-point shooting percentage of 38.9%. They rank seventh in the league by making 14.5 threes per contest.

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Pacers Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pacers are 11th in the NBA on offense (114.7 points scored per game) and 22nd on defense (116.8 points conceded).
• In 2024-25, Indiana is third-worst in the NBA in rebounds (41.1 per game) and 16th in rebounds allowed (44.1).
• This season the Pacers are ranked 10th in the league in assists at 27.8 per game.
• At 13.5 turnovers committed per game and 13.7 turnovers forced, Indiana is 11th and 18th in the league, respectively.
• With 12.7 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc, the Pacers are 19th and seventh in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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