NBA Best Bets: Pacers vs. Bulls Picks for January 8
Published 6:39 pm Tuesday, January 7, 2025
The Indiana Pacers (19-18) are favored (-5.5) to build on a three-game winning streak when they host the Chicago Bulls (17-19) at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The matchup airs on CHSN and FDSIN.
If you want to gain an edge on Wednesday’s game, check out the best bets available in this article (based on our computer predictions).
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Pacers vs. Bulls Game Info
- When: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: CHSN and FDSIN
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Pacers vs. Bulls Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Bulls (+ 5.5)
- Indiana has 17 wins in 37 games against the spread this season.
- Chicago’s record against the spread is 18-18-0.
- As 5.5-point favorites or more, the Pacers are 4-7 against the spread.
- The Bulls’ ATS record as 5.5-point underdogs or more is 8-8.
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Pick OU:
Under (242.5)
- The Pacers and their opponents have gone over 242.5 combined points in 11 of 37 games this season.
- The Bulls have played 16 games this season that ended with a combined score over 242.5 points.
- The average point total in Indiana’s matchups this year is 231.4, 11.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- Chicago’s games this season have had an average of 235.7 points, 6.8 fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Bulls are the NBA’s seventh-highest scoring team this season compared to the sixth-ranked Pacers.
- The Pacers are the league’s 28th-ranked scoring defense while the Bulls are the 30th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Pacers (-210)
- This season, the Pacers have won 10 out of the 19 games, or 52.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Bulls have been underdogs in 28 games this season and have come away with the win 12 times (42.9%) in those contests.
- Indiana has a record of 7-4, a 63.6% win rate, when it’s favored by -210 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- This season, Chicago has come away with a win five times in 15 chances when named as an underdog of at least +170 or longer on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Pacers, based on the moneyline, is 67.7%.
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