NBA Best Bets: Pacers vs. Bulls Picks for January 8
Published 11:33 pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
The Indiana Pacers (19-18) will look to extend 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 game airs at 7:00 PM ET on CHSN and FDSIN.
Hoping to gain an edge on Wednesday’s game? Check out the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) in the following article.
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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)
- Against the spread, Indiana is 17-20-0 this season.
- Against the spread, Chicago is 18-18-0 this season.
- The Pacers are 4-7 as 5.5-point favorites or more.
- The Bulls’ ATS record as 5.5-point underdogs or more is 8-8.
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Pick OU:
Under (241.5)
- In 11 of 37 games this season, the Pacers and their opponents have combined to total more than 241.5 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 has had an average of 235.7 points scored in its games so far this season, 5.8 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
- The Pacers are the seventh-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Bulls have scored the eighth-most points.
- This game features the NBA’s 30th-ranked (Bulls) and 27th-ranked (Pacers) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Pacers (-210)
- The Pacers have entered the game as favorites 19 times this season and won 10, or 52.6%, of those games.
- The Bulls have won in 12, or 42.9%, of the 28 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- This season, Indiana has won seven of its 11 games, or 63.6%, when favored by at least -210 on the moneyline.
- This year, Chicago has won five of 15 games when listed as at least +170 or better on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 67.7% chance of a victory for the Pacers.
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