Milwaukee Bucks vs. Indiana Pacers odds, tips and betting trends

The Milwaukee Bucks (5-2) will attempt to continue a three-game winning streak when visiting the Indiana Pacers (5-3) on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. It airs at 7:00 PM ET on NBA TV, BSIN, and BSWI.

The Bucks take on the Pacers. The Bucks are favored by 4 points against the Pacers. The game’s over/under is set at 243.5.

Bucks vs. Pacers Betting Odds

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• Spread: Milwaukee -4
• Total: 243.5
• Moneyline: Milwaukee -175, Indiana +145

• Pick ATS: Pacers (+ 4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (243.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Pacers 123 – Bucks 119

• Milwaukee has been chosen as the favorite in seven games this year and has walked away with the win five times (71.4%) in those games.
• This season, Milwaukee has come away with a win five times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -175 or shorter on the moneyline.
• Milwaukee has an implied victory probability of 63.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

• Indiana has been the moneyline underdog just two other times so far this season, and it split the games.
• Indiana has played as a moneyline underdog of +145 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, Indiana’s implied win probability is 40.8%.

• The Bucks score only 4.2 fewer points per game (117.1) than the Pacers allow (121.3).
• When Milwaukee scores more than 121.3 points, it is 1-1 against the spread and 2-0 overall.
• When it scores more than 119.4 points, Indiana is 5-1 against the spread and 5-1 overall.
• Milwaukee is 1-4 against the spread and 5-0 overall when it allows fewer than 126.0 points.
• The Bucks are at the eighth spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (117.1 PPG), while the Pacers allow the 26th-fewest points per game (121.3) in the league.
• Indiana is the NBA’s highest-scoring offense (126.0 PPG), while Milwaukee is the 25th-ranked defense (119.4).
• The Bucks have a -16-point scoring differential on the season (-2.3 per game). The Pacers have out-scored opponents by 38 points on the season (4.7 more per game).

• The average implied total for Milwaukee this season is 117.9 points, 6.1 fewer points than its implied total of 124 points in Thursday’s game.
• So far this season, Milwaukee has scored more than 124 points in one game.
• The 119.9-point average implied total on the year for Indiana is 0.1 fewer points than the team’s 120-point implied total in this matchup.

• Game Day: Thursday, November 9, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: NBA TV, BSIN, and BSWI
• Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
• Arena: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
• TV Channel: NBA TV
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