Bucks vs Pacers Preview

Milwaukee will try to take another step towards securing the top seed in the Eastern Conference when they travel to Indiana on Wednesday night. After winning four of their last five games, Milwaukee sits two games ahead of Boston at the top of the standings. In comparison, Indiana has lost five out of its last six matches and sits 3.5 games behind Chicago for the final spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.

Indiana currently holds a record of 33-43, ranking 23rd in the league with an offense hitting on 46.7% from the floor. They've scored 8,788 points this season (115.6 per contest) and collected 41.5 rebounds per game, earning an assist 26.7 times per game (6th), but turning the ball over 14.9 times results in turnovers. Furthermore, Indiana commits 21.1 fouls per game while shooting 79.1% from the free-throw line.

The Pacers are ranked 27th in the league in PPG, given up at 118.7, forcing 15.1 TOs per game and allowing teams to shoot 48.2% from the floor (23rd overall). Indiana concedes 37.4% on shots from beyond the arc (1,057 of 2,537) and 80.3% of free throw attempts; they give up 26.4 assists and 45.1 boards per game, respectively, ranking them 27th and 26th in this category respectively.

Milwaukee comes into this matchup with a record of 54-21 on the season, turning over the ball 14.5 times per game and committing 18.3 personal fouls per night. As a unit, they have pulled down 48.9 boards per game and have 1,920 assists for the year - ranking them 11th in passing efficiency in the NBA. Milwaukee has made 36.5% of their shots from downtown (1,109 of 3,039) and 74.4% from beyond the arc; their average scoring output is 116.8 points per game (8th overall) when shooting 47.1% from beyond the arc.

On defense, the Bucks have forced 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls per contest. They rank 4th in basketball for giving up assists, with 1,754 surrendered this year. As a unit, they allow an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (3,152 of 6,995) and surrender 44.6 boards per contest as a unit; furthermore, they surrender 34.8% on 3-point shots and rank 10th overall in points per game allowed (112.4).

Head to Head

Bucks vs Pacers Head-to-Head this season.
The Pacers beat the Bucks in Milwaukee by double-digits two weeks ago. The Bucks beat the Pacers the first two times they played this season.

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Our Betting Pick for Today

Betting on the game! Pacers +11.5

Indiana's season has quickly come to a close, and they are no longer in contention for a playoff spot. After losing five of their last six games without covering the spread in all five losses, they are no longer competitive without Haliburton on the court; he will be unavailable again on Wednesday. Milwaukee on the other hand has won 16 of its last 20 games and appears on track to clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference with one game left to play.

The Bucks will win this game but I think the Pacers can cover the 11.5 points.

Bet the over in this one.

Bet the over in this game, the three previous games that these teams played indicate a good chance at hitting the over.

Bucks vs Pacers How to Watch ??

?? Date: Wednesday, March 29

?? Game Time: 7:10 pm

?? How to Watch: NBA

Venue: Bankerslife Fieldhouse