Head to Head: Knicks, odds 1.739
Line: Knicks (-2.5), odds 1.901
Total Points: Over (242), odds 1.909

Pre-game Prediction
Knicks, 52.2%
Pacers, 47.8%

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 40 points and 12 rebounds, Josh Hart added 30 points and 10 rebounds and New York beat Indiana. Those 12 rebounds from KAT weren't enough for him to beat our Under 13.5 betting tip which therefore won handsomely.

Karl-Anthony Towns scores 40 and Josh Hart has 30 to lead Knicks past Pacers 128-115

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Basketball Writer The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 40 points and 12 rebounds, Josh Hart added 30 points and 10 rebounds and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 128-115 on Tuesday night.

New York won in Indianapolis for the first time since April 2023. The Knicks lost all three road games in last season’s seven-game Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Pacers.

Towns scored 24 points in the first half, making 9 of 12 from the field. He was 14 of 23 from the field, while Hart did most of his damage in the second half and wound up 12 of 16 from the field.

Three-time All-Star Pascal Siakam had 24 points for Indiana. Thomas Bryant started in place of the injured Myles Turner (strained neck) and had 18 points and nine rebounds. Bennedict Mathurin also had 18 points.

New York swung what been a back-and-forth game with a 10-0 second-quarter run as the Knicks took a 68-60 halftime lead. Indiana cut the deficit to 89-85 late in the third quarter, but New York pulled away late.

Takeaways

Knicks: Coach Tom Thibodeau’s squad didn’t miss a beat even without injured forward OG Anunoby and even on a night Jalen Brunson was in serious foul trouble. Towns and Hart carried them to the victory.

Pacers: Indiana was hoping to regain some momentum after losing two of their final three on a four-game road trip. But the Pacers struggled to find a stopper against Towns or Hart and shot poorly from 3-point range.

Key moment

Indiana was still within 103-95 early in the fourth, but the Knicks answered with seven straight points and the Pacers never recovered.

Key stat

New York cashed in on its 48-36 rebounding advantage by outscoring Indiana 19-6 on second-chance points.

This is how we previewed this game....

An all Eastern Conference game where 4th placed Indiana (29-22, 14-7 home, L10 7-3, L1) hosts 3rd placed New York (34-18, 16-8 road, 7-3, L1) so as you can see, not an awful lot to pick between them. Thus we are steering clear of game tips for this one, as it could easily go either way, so our focus is on a couple of excellent Player Prop Bet tips

Bennedict Mathurin (IND) Over 13.5 Points at odds of 1.90

BM has scored 38 and 20 already against NYK this season, and is averaging almost 16 point this month, in a game with a high predicted total Mathurin should pass 13.5 comfortably.

Returns $19.00 for a $10 bet

Karl Anthony Towns (NYK) Under 13.5 Rebounds at odds of 1.90

KAT has missed his Rebounds target in all five of his last games when playing a team with a winning record, averaging just 9 in the process. Hard to see him getting close to 13.5 in Indiana.

Returns $19.00 for a $10 bet

Both tips won. $20 staked, returned $38, for an $18 profit (90% profit). Nice.

Mathurin knocked in 18 points, smashing his target. KAT had 12 rebounds so missed (but also generated 40 points in a superb dominating performance - but who cares!)