Pacers vs Knicks Prediction NBA Picks 2/1/24

New York Knicks (31-17) vs Indiana Pacers (27-22)

Game Info: Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 7:30 pm (Madison Square Garden)

Betting Odds: New York Knicks -3.5 -- Over/Under: 242

The Indiana Pacers travel to Madison Square Garden to battle the New York Knicks on Thursday night. Here’s a Pacers vs Knicks Prediction.

Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers have been in decent shape as they were on a three-game win streak before they fell just short to the red-hot Celtics in a 129-124 road defeat on Tuesday. Aaron Nesmith led the team with 26 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, Pascal Siakam added 23 points on nine of 16 shooting while Myles Turner chipped in with 17 points. As a team, the Pacers shot 46 percent from the field and 12 of 39 from the 3-point line, but they struggled to contain the Celtics early on and leaked 45 points in the second quarter to trail by 20 points, before they rallied in the fourth quarter to get to within three points with 16.1 seconds left on the clock.

New York Knicks

Meanwhile, the New York Knicks have been on fire as they've won 14 of their last 16 games overall and they will be eager to build on their eight-game win streak after routing the Jazz in a 118-103 win on Tuesday. Donte DiVincenzo led the team with 33 points on 11 of 22 shooting, Jalen Brunson added 29 points with nine assists while Precious Achiuwa chipped in with 18 points on eight of 13 shooting. As a team, the Knicks shot 46 percent from the field and 13 of 34 from the 3-point line as they set the tone with their defense, holding the Jazz to just 22 points in the first quarter to take the early lead, before they poured in 36 points in the third quarter to push the margin out to 25 points at one stage.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Knicks rank T1st in the league for H2 win percentage this season (66.7%).
• The Knicks ranks 1st in the league for rebound percentage this season (53.2%).
• The Pacers rank 1st in the league for points per game this season (124.8).
• The Pacers rank 1st in the league for assists per game this season (31.1).

Pacers vs Knicks Prediction

The Pacers could be shorthanded again with Bennedict Mathurin and Tyrese Haliburton both listed on the injury report, while the Knicks have ruled out Julius Randle, OG Anunoby and Evan Fournier for this one. This is definitely a game where you want to check the lineups before tipoff, but even though the Knicks have been the hotter team lately, the injuries are starting to pile up, so I'm leaning towards the Pacers who have already beaten the Knicks by 140-126 back on Dec 30.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.