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Two of the NBA‘s hottest teams square off on national TV on Tuesday night.
The Milwaukee Bucks, who have won seven of their last 10 games, face the Indiana Pacers, winners of six of their last 10.
Oddsmakers have the Bucks as 2.5-point road favorites entering this prime-time affair.
The Pacers should be a very tough out Tuesday night despite being underdogs.
After a sluggish start for star guard Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana has turned things around nicely.
The Pacers are 19-9 since the calendar turned to 2025, the sixth-best record in the NBA, behind only the Thunder, Cavaliers, Lakers, Celtics and Nuggets.
Milwaukee, however, won the two previous clashes between the squads at home.
Bucks vs. Pacers odds
TeamSpreadMoneylineTotalBucks-2.5 (-115)-145o233.5 (-110)Pacers+2.5 (-105)+120u233.5 (-110)Odds via BetMGM
Bucks vs. Pacers prediction
Those two losses occurred when Indiana looked to be on the outside looking in at a playoff spot, but the Pacers are a much different team now.
The Bucks are now down their backup center and also their sixth man in Bobby Portis.
Portis was a key contributor in those two games, as he dominated the glass with 14 points and 15 rebounds in a New Year’s Eve victory.
The Pacers struggled to keep Portis off the board and his ability to knock down shots at a high volume makes his absence a big issue going into Tuesday.
Indiana has been about average on the defensive side of the ball (18th in defensive rating last 10 games) but the Pacers’ offense has set them apart.
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They have the fifth-best offensive rating in the NBA during that span.
While the Bucks have played well as of late, I do not like this matchup for them.
Back the Pacers against the spread on Tuesday night as prior to their early season struggles, they dominated the Bucks winning four of their last five.
PICK: Pacers +2.5 (-105, BetMGM)
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