New York Knicks – Indiana Pacers Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 21.05.2025
The Eastern Conference Finals are set and will feature the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers. Game 1 of the series is on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. Who gets the victory in the opener?
The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers meet on 21.05.2025, in what will be their 4th meeting so far this season. The game will be played at Madison Square Garden (New York) with the home team Knicks being favored to win this game.
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New York Knicks |
Wed, 21.05.2025, 20:30 |
Indiana Pacers |
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2 |
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8/15 |
13/1 |
6/4 |
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Expert Tip |
NY Knicks -4.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers: Current situation
Getting through the biggest obstacle in the Eastern Conference must feel confidence inspiring for the New York Knicks who find themselves in their first Conference Finals since the 1999-2000 season. Standing in their way is the team that eliminated them from the East semis last season, have the Knicks learned anything from that defeat?
Indiana is one of the most pleasant surprises of this current NBA postseason. With just two defeats in the first 8 games they are through to the East Finals for the 2nd year in a row. The buzz around this team is massive at the moment, despite them being ranked only 4th in terms of favorites by the oddsmakers out of the four teams to make it into the NBA Finals.
New York Knicks Stats & Form
The Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics will go down in history as one of the biggest for the Knicks. It was a total team effort as 4 players scored over 20 points, but on top of it all it was their defense which held the Celtics to just 36% shooting from the field and 30% from three. Aside from Jalen Brown there was nobody else on Boston that posed a threat offensively.
Indiana Pacers Stats & Form
Indiana had 3 extra days of rest compared to the Knicks as their series against the Cleveland Cavaliers ended in just 5 games. Once again Tyrese Haliburton was a force with 31 points and 8 assists in the elimination game, while Pascal Siakam added 21 and 8 rebounds. Aaron Nesmith also chipped in a double-double with 13 and 13, the Pacers are one of the deepest team this postseason.
New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers: Head-to-Head
The Knicks and Pacers played each other only 3 times during the regular season, with New York coming out on top in two of those games. The only game played at MSG was decided by 25 points in the Knicks’ favor, Indiana’s only win was at home by 11 points back in November. There is history between the two teams as they played each other last season in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
New York Knicks – Indiana Pacers Odds
Backing the Knicks to draw first blood gets you odds of 8/15. If you like the Pacers on the road, you can get odds of 6/4.
The point total has been set at a modest 223.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Betting Tip | Odds |
| New York Knicks -4.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 223.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Indiana Pacers +4.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers (21.05.2025.)
For Game 1 the oddsmakers have set the Knicks as 4.5 point favorites, understandable considering they won the regular season series and are 4-1 SU in the last 5 home games against the Pacers. Playing at Madison Square Garden is always a challenge, but the stakes are that much higher with this now being the Eastern Conference Finals. Experience will come into play here as well, Indiana did reach the East Finals last year which could give them a slight edge on that front. However, the team they beat on their way to getting there were the Knicks, who felt they were the better team in that series, but just ran out of healthy players and lost in 7 games. This is a new opportunity for Jalen Brunson and co. to make history, the Knicks haven’t been this close to making it to the mountain top in 25 years. They were one of the better home teams during the regular season with a 29-18 record, while as favorites they won 50 of 70 games. Game is all about setting the tone for the rest of the series, with the turnaround since Game 6 vs Boston being 3 days that should give the Knicks plenty of time to rest and heal up ahead of the series opener here. Jalen Brunson was hard to deal with in 2 of the 3 meetings during the regular season, we believe he will be hard to stop for Indiana here as they simply don’t have an elite defender on the perimeter. Expect a sold out Madison Square Garden in Game 1, that should tip the scale in the Knicks’ favor on Wednesday.
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Expert Tip |
NY Knicks -4-5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app