Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks Betting Pick & Prediction 11/22/24

At 8:00 ET, the Pacers will travel to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks. Milwaukee is favored by 5 points and has won two straight games. Indiana is 10th in the Eastern Conference and has lost two straight.

This game will be played at Fiserv Forum and can be seen on FDSW. The over/under line for this matchup is 237 points.

INDIANA PACERS VS MILWAUKEE BUCKS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Milwaukee Bucks -5

This game will be played at Fiserv Forum at 8:00 ET on Friday, November 22nd.

WHY BET THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS:

• We have this one finishing with a projected score of 124-109 in favor of the Bucks.
• Our projections have Giannis Antetokounmpo finishing with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.
• From the field, we have the Bucks finishing with a field goal percentage of 46.9% and knocking down 15 threes.

Can the Pacers Pull Off a Win at Milwaukee?

The Pacers dropped to 6-9 on the season after a 130-113 loss to the Rockets on Wednesday. Indiana, who entered the game as +6 point underdogs, failed to cover the spread. The total score of 243 points exceeded the O/U line of 232.5 by 10.5 points.

Indiana fell behind early, trailing 30-23 after the 1st quarter and 62-53 at halftime. A rough 3rd quarter saw them outscored 36-24, putting them down 98-77 heading into the 4th. Despite a 36-point effort in the final period, the Pacers couldn’t close the gap.

In their Wednesday loss to the Rockets, the Pacers shot 53% from the field, but struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 5 threes at a 22.7% clip. Quenton Jackson led the way with 24 points, shooting 83.3%, while Pascal Siakam added 21 points, 16 of which came in the 2nd quarter.

T.J. McConnell contributed 17 points, with 6 coming in the final period. Jackson scored 9 points in the 3rd quarter, and added 6 more in the 4th.

Defensively, the Pacers struggled on Wednesday, allowing 130 points to the Rockets. Indiana gave up 30 points in the 1st quarter, 32 in the 2nd, 36 in the 3rd, and 32 in the 4th.

Indiana held Houston to 33% shooting from three, with the Rockets making 12 threes. The Pacers also recorded 7 steals and 9 blocks in the game.

Can the Bucks Grab a Win at Home?

The Bucks improved to 6-9 on the season with a 122-106 win over the Bulls on Wednesday. Milwaukee, playing at home, covered the -8.5 point spread, while the game’s total of 228 points fell short of the 239-point over/under line.

A key moment in the game was a 16-0 run by the Bucks, which stretched the score from 33-30 to 49-30. Milwaukee closed out the game strong, holding the Bulls to just 16 points in the 4th quarter while scoring 24 of their own.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 41-point, 9-rebound performance on 70.8% shooting led the Bucks to a 122-106 win over the Bulls. Brook Lopez added 21 points, hitting 75% from the field, while Damian Lillard contributed 20 points and 10 assists, despite shooting just 41.2%.

Milwaukee shot 55% as a team, connecting on 13 threes at a 36.1% rate. Giannis dominated the 3rd quarter with 25 points, while AJ Green scored 11 of his 18 points in the opening period.

Despite giving up 106 points on 46% shooting, the Bucks’ defense tightened up in the 4th quarter, allowing just 16 points to secure the win over the Bulls. Milwaukee struggled to contain Chicago from beyond the arc, where the Bulls hit 17 threes at a 37% clip.

The Bucks did a good job of keeping the Bulls off the free-throw line, where they attempted just 7 shots. Milwaukee also controlled the glass, allowing only 5 offensive rebounds while recording 7 steals in the game.