Pacers vs. Bulls Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 8
Published 9:17 pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
The Indiana Pacers (19-18) are 5.5-point favorites as they look to extend a three-game winning streak when they host the Chicago Bulls (17-19) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on CHSN and FDSIN.
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Pacers vs. Bulls Game Info & Odds
- Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: CHSN and FDSIN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
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Pacers vs. Bulls Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Pacers 120 – Bulls 115
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Spread & Total Prediction for Pacers vs. Bulls
- Pick ATS: Bulls (+ 5.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Pacers (-4.6)
- Pick OU:
Under (241.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 235.0
- The Bulls have put together an 18-18-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 17-20-0 mark of the Pacers.
- Chicago covers the spread when it is a 5.5-point underdog or more 50% of the time. That’s more often than Indiana covers as a favorite of 5.5 or more (36.4%).
- When it comes to eclipsing the point total in 2024-25, Indiana does it more often (62.2% of the time) than Chicago (50%).
- As a moneyline underdog this season, the Bulls are 12-16, while the Pacers are 10-9 as moneyline favorites.
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Pacers Performance Insights
- With 115.2 points per game on offense, the Pacers are 10th in the NBA. At the other end of the court, they allow 116.1 points per contest, which ranks 22nd in the league.
- Indiana is averaging just 41.3 boards per game (third-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 44.1 boards per contest (14th-ranked).
- The Pacers rank ninth in the NBA with 28 dimes per game.
- Indiana is committing 13.1 turnovers per game (eighth-ranked in league). It is forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest (18th-ranked).
- The Pacers are making 12.8 threes per game (19th-ranked in NBA) this season, while owning a 37.5% three-point percentage (seventh-ranked).
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Bulls Performance Insights
- The Bulls are the fifth-best team in the league in points scored (117.8 per game) but second-worst in points allowed (121).
- In 2024-25, Chicago is eighth in the league in rebounds (45.2 per game) and third-worst in rebounds allowed (46.9).
- This season the Bulls are fourth-best in the league in assists at 29.5 per game.
- Chicago is 20th in the NBA in turnovers per game (14.5) and second-worst in turnovers forced (11.9).
- In 2024-25 the Bulls are second-best in the NBA in 3-point makes (16.4 per game), and they rank No. 8 in 3-point percentage (37.3%).
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