Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Prediction: will the Knicks take the win away from Indianapolis?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on February 12. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Indiana Pacers

The Pacers will face the Knicks after completing their road trip. The team finished this stretch with a 2-2 balance. First in Salt Lake City Indian outplayed Utah (112:111) with a difference of one point, then failed to meet with Portland (89:112), and then went to Los Angeles, where they beat the Clippers (119:112), but failed to cope with the Lakers (117:124).

At the same time, if you take the last 15 matches, at this stage Indiana with a balance of 11-4 is the best team in the East. Overall, the Pacers have already reached the fourth line in the conference. The overall balance of wins is 29-22. The ninth-place team from Indianapolis is already 3.5 wins ahead of the ninth-place team, which means that it can be said that it has strengthened its position in the playoff zone.

New York Knicks

The Knicks, having won 34 of 52 matches since the start of the championship, are in third place in the Eastern Conference. Only Cleveland and Boston are higher. Actually, the team confirms the status of one of the main favorites this season. Although the previous meeting showed that New Yorkers can be vulnerable.

At home at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks hosted the same Celtics, the reigning NBA champion, and lost by 27 points, 104:131. There was no fight in this game. New York fell behind by 11 points in the first half, and never came back into the game in the second 24 minutes.

H2H Meetings

The score in the season series is 1:1 - the rivals exchanged home victories.

Last season, the teams faced each other in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and Indiana closed the series with New York in seven games.

Betting Stats

• 3 out of 4 previous head-to-head meetings between the rivals ended in Indiana victories.
• In 5 of the last 7 matches New York scored more than 120 points.
• In 9 out of 13 previous games at home Indiana did not reach the mark of 120 points.
• In 6 of the last 7 matches between the rivals they did not break the total of 239 points.

Expert Betting Tips

New York approaches the upcoming game in the status of favorite and with this we can agree. Tom Thibodeau's team looks more balanced than Indiana, is higher in the standings and has a better balance of wins. The Pacers also just returned from a tough road trip, which will surely have a negative impact on their current physical shape. We'll bet on the Knicks and high performance, considering that the New Yorkers are currently ranked fifth in the offensive rating, while Indiana is in the top 10.

Handicap 2 (-1.5) for 1.61

Total Over 239.5 for 1.93

Total Over 239.5 for 1.91