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Pacers vs. Bulls Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 8

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Pacers vs. Bulls Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 8

Pacers vs. Bulls Game Info

  • Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse -- Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Coverage: CHSN and FDSIN

The Indiana Pacers (19-18) will look to continue a three-game winning streak when they host the Chicago Bulls (17-19) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as 6.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on CHSN and FDSIN. The over/under is 242.5 in the matchup.

Pacers vs. Bulls Odds & Spread

All NBA betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.

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Pacers-6.5242.5-240+198

Pacers vs. Bulls Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Pacers win (70.7%)

Pacers vs. Bulls Betting Trends

  • The Pacers have put together a record of 16-19-2 against the spread this season.
  • The Bulls are 18-17-1 against the spread this year.
  • This season, Pacers games have hit the over 23 times out of 36 chances.
  • The Bulls have hit the over 50% of the time this season (18 of 36 games with a set point total).
  • Indiana has done a better job covering the spread in road games (10-11-1) than it has at home (6-8-1).
  • The Pacers have eclipsed the total more often when playing at home, hitting the over in 11 of 15 home matchups (73.3%). On the road, they have hit the over in 12 of 22 games (54.5%).
  • Against the spread, Chicago has an identical winning percentage (.500) at home (9-9-0 record) and on the road (9-8-1).
  • In terms of the over/under, Bulls games have gone over eight of 18 times at home (44.4%), and 10 of 18 on the road (55.6%).

Pacers Leaders

  • Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 18.4 points, 8.8 assists and 3.7 boards.
  • Pascal Siakam is averaging 19.6 points, 3.4 assists and 7.3 rebounds.
  • Myles Turner averages 15.1 points, 7 boards and 1.6 assists, shooting 49.2% from the field and 39.3% from downtown, with 1.9 made treys per contest.
  • Bennedict Mathurin is averaging 16.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • T.J. McConnell is averaging 10.6 points, 4.2 assists and 2.5 rebounds.

Bulls Leaders

  • Nikola Vucevic is averaging 20.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Bulls.
  • Zach LaVine averages 23.1 points, 4.6 boards and 4.5 assists. He is also draining 50.9% of his shots from the floor and 44.7% from beyond the arc (fourth in NBA), with 3.3 treys per contest.
  • The Bulls receive 18.5 points per game from Coby White, plus 3.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists.
  • Josh Giddey's numbers on the season are 12 points, 7 boards and 6.8 assists per contest. He is sinking 44.1% of his shots from the field and 32% from 3-point range, with an average of 1.2 treys.
  • The Bulls are receiving 12.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game from Ayo Dosunmu.

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