{"id":24944,"date":"2024-05-10T04:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T08:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=24944"},"modified":"2024-05-10T16:13:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T20:13:45","slug":"new-york-knicks-vs-indiana-pacers-game-3-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nba\/new-york-knicks-vs-indiana-pacers-game-3-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Game 3 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The New York Knicks are poised to potentially take a commanding 3-0 series lead against the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of their second-round NBA playoff series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the Knicks&#8217; two home game victories, they face a significant challenge as the series moves to the Pacers&#8217; home court at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday night, where Indiana has remained undefeated this postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.ykimbrt5opzq\">Game Details:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teams: New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date: Friday, May 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time: 7:10 pm ET<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to Watch: Check local listings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Odds:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sports.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1715375322697736&amp;usg=AOvVaw0OZ8pKsZKYcBaZMxHTZC1T\">Live NBA Odds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.ru01rulmiuyc\">Current Betting Odds:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Point Spread<\/strong>: Pacers -7.5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Moneyline<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>Pacers -325, Knicks +270<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total Points<\/strong>\u00a0Over\/Under: 222.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.xwu3mmnx58ge\">Series So Far:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pacers, listed as seven-point favorites, look to decrease their series deficit to 2-1. Conversely, the Knicks, despite their underdog status at +<strong>270<\/strong>, aim to tighten their grip on the series. The total points line has seen an increase, reflecting the high-scoring nature of the series thus far, with games averaging 244.5 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.swl1ey6prkgv\">Injury Reports:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Knicks<\/strong>: Jalen Brunson, who has been a postseason powerhouse averaging 35.6 points per game, is listed as questionable after a foot injury in Game 2 but has declared himself &#8220;all good.&#8221; The Knicks will miss OG Anunoby due to a hamstring injury and are also without Mitchell Robinson, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Julius Randle due to various ailments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pacers<\/strong>: Tyrese Haliburton, pivotal in the Pacers&#8217; offense with averages of 17.0 points and 9.1 assists per game this postseason, is questionable with a back issue but played effectively in the previous games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.tmw7h36cr2w3\">Player Props to Watch:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jalen Brunson: Despite his injury scare, his point total prop remains set at 35.5.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tyrese Haliburton: After a stellar 34-point performance in Game 2, his points total prop has been adjusted to 19.5.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Josh Hart: Continues to dominate the boards, leading the NBA playoffs with 12.8 RPG. His rebound total is set at 12.5 for Game 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.bnur27ywgmie\">Game 3 Prediction:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the challenges posed by injuries and the Pacers&#8217; home court advantage, the Knicks&#8217; formidable defense and strategic adjustments anticipated from coach Tom Thibodeau could make them valuable as seven-point underdogs, especially if Brunson is fully operational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This game could defy expectations and remain closely contested, potentially making the Knicks at +7.5 a compelling pick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s game will be a crucial test of resilience for the Knicks and a pivotal moment for the Pacers to leverage their home court advantage and turn the series momentum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Knicks are poised to potentially take a commanding 3-0 series lead against the Indiana Pacers in Game&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":24945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[162],"class_list":["post-24944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24944"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24946,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24944\/revisions\/24946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}