The Indiana Pacers (0-0) take on the New York Knicks (0-0) as 8-point favorites on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 7:00 PM ET on FS-IN. The matchup has an over/under of 212.5 points.

Betting Information

Head to Head

Indiana holds an 8-2 record in the last 10 head-to-head meetings with New York. The Knicks have a 2-1 edge against the spread when squaring off against the Pacers.

Pacers Betting Information

• Indiana was good against the spread last season, posting a 38-36-3 record.
• When favored by at least 8 points, the Pacers fared well against the spread, compiling a 5-4-1 record.
• In 39 of 77 (50.6%) contests last season, Indiana and its opponents hit the total.

Knicks Betting Information

• New York covered the spread in more than half of its contests, going 34-30-1 ATS.
• New York and its opponents hit the over in fewer than half of their games last year — 31 of 65 (47.7%).

Over/Under Analysis

• The Pacers and their opponents combined for 212.5 points — this matchup’s over/under — in 42 of 77 opportunities (54.5%) last year.
• New York played in 37 games last year (out of 66 total matchups — 56.1% of opportunities) where they combined with their opponents to score more than 212.5 points.
• The Pacers and the Knicks saw their opponents average a combined 7.5 more points per game last season than the over/under of 212.5 set for this matchup.
• The Pacers’ average point total in outings last season was 216.7, 4.2 points higher than the total in this game.
• Knicks games last year averaged a total of 218.1 points, 5.6 more than the point total in this matchup.

Pacers Leaders

• TJ Warren racked up 19.8 points per game last season.
• Domantas Sabonis notched 12.4 rebounds per game and Malcolm Brogdon averaged 7.1 assists per game .
• Doug McDermott had a solid showing from beyond the arc a season ago. He knocked down 1.9 shots from deep per game.
• Justin Holiday averaged 1.2 steals per game. Myles Turner collected 2.1 blocks a game.

Knicks Leaders

• Julius Randle contributed 19.5 points per game last season while tacking on 9.7 rebounds.
• Elfrid Payton notched 7.2 assists per game.
• Alec Burks had a strong showing from beyond the arc a season ago. He connected on 1.8 shots from deep per game.
• Payton averaged 1.6 steals per game. Mitchell Robinson collected 2.0 blocks a contest.

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