New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers Eastern Finals odds, tips and betting trends Game 5
New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers Eastern Finals odds, tips and betting trends | Game 5 | May 29
The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers are battling in the Eastern Conference Finals, with a decisive Game 5 coming up.
The Knicks are a 5-point favorite against the Pacers when the Knicks and the Pacers square off. The game's point total is set at 222.5.
Knicks vs. Pacers betting odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:29 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Spread: New York -5
New York -5 Total: 222.5
222.5 Moneyline: New York -205, Indiana +170
Pacers at Knicks odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Pick ATS: Pacers (+ 5)
Pacers (+ 5) Pick OU: Over (222.5)
Over (222.5) Prediction: Knicks 116 - Pacers 113
The Knicks have won 72.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (47-18).
When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -205 or shorter, New York has gone 32-11 (74.4% win percentage).
The Knicks have an implied moneyline win probability of 67.2% in this contest.
The Pacers have entered the game as underdogs 33 times this season and won 16, or 48.5%, of those games.
Indiana has a record of 8-8, a 50% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +170 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 37.0% chance of a victory for the Pacers.
The 115.8 points per game the Knicks put up are only 0.7 more points than the Pacers allow (115.1).
New York is 29-11 against the spread and 34-6 overall when scoring more than 115.1 points.
When it scores more than 111.7 points, Indiana is 33-26-1 against the spread and 41-19 overall.
New York is 34-20-1 against the spread and 42-13 overall when it allows fewer than 117.4 points.
The Knicks are the league's ninth-ranked scoring team (115.8 PPG), while the Pacers allow the rank 17th in points per game (115.1) in NBA play.
Indiana is the NBA's seventh-ranked offense (117.4 PPG), while New York is the ninth-ranked defense (111.7).
The Knicks have totaled 336 more points than their opponents this season (4.1 per game on average), and the Pacers have scored 183 more points than their opponents (2.3 per game).
New York's average implied point total this year is 2.5 more points than its implied total in Thursday's game (116.5 implied points on average compared to 114 implied points in this game).
This season, New York has scored more than 114 points in 44 games.
Indiana's average implied point total on the year (119.6 points) is 10.6 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (109 points).
How to watch Knicks vs. Pacers
Game day: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Thursday, May 29, 2025 Game time: 8 p.m. ET
8 p.m. ET TV channel: TNT, truTV, and MAX
TNT, truTV, and MAX Location: New York City, New York
New York City, New York Arena: Madison Square Garden
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