The Milwaukee Bucks (16-14) visit the Indiana Pacers (16-17) in a matchup of Central Division teams at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, beginning 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 teams 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 (229.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.9

• The Bucks sport a 13-17-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 14-19-0 mark of the Pacers.
• 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%).
• When it comes to topping the over/under in 2024-25, Indiana and its opponents are more successful (63.6% of the time) than Milwaukee and its opponents (43.3%).
• The Bucks have a .636 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (14-8) this season while the Pacers have a .500 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (8-8).

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Bucks Performance Insights

• So far this year, the Bucks are posting 112.4 points per game (13th-ranked in NBA) and allowing 111.3 points per contest (12th-ranked).
• Milwaukee ranks 22nd in the NBA with 43.1 rebounds per game this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 23rd with 44.9 rebounds allowed per game.
• The Bucks are putting up 24.4 assists per game, which ranks them 24th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Milwaukee is 13th in the NBA with 13.6 turnovers per game so far this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 25th with 12.8 forced turnovers per contest.
• The Bucks are draining 14.5 treys per game this year (seventh-ranked in NBA), and they sport a 38.9% three-point percentage (second-best).

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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 defensively (116.8 points conceded).
• Indiana is the third-worst team in the NBA in rebounds per game (41.1) and 16th in rebounds conceded (44.1).
• This season the Pacers are ranked 10th in the league in assists at 27.8 per game.
• With 13.5 turnovers committed per game and 13.7 turnovers forced, Indiana is 11th and 18th in the league, respectively.
• In 2024-25, the Pacers are 19th in the league in 3-point makes (12.7 per game) and seventh in 3-point percentage (37.3%).

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