Knicks vs. Pacers opportunities, prediction, time: 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Final Game 1 Picks by Proven Model

The 3-seed New York Knicks and the 4-Seed Indiana Pacers in the game 1 of the final of the NBA Eastern Conference 2025 on Tuesday. The Pacers won both series against the Milwaukee Bucks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games. On May 13, Indiana defeated the Cavs 114-105. In the meantime, New York defeated the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics in six games to rise to the ECF. The Knicks eliminated the Celtics 119-81 on May 16.

Tipoff takes place at 8 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden in New York, where the home team went 27-14 in the regular season. New York is a 4.5-point favorite in the latest Knicks vs. Pacers profit chances of Draftkings Sportsbook, while the over/under is 224. Before snaping into Pacers vs. Knicks selection, read the NBA forecasts and the betting consultation from the sports line projection model.

The sportsline projection model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $ 10,000 for $ 100 in the best NBA picks worth $ 100 in the last six seasons. The model enters into the conference finale of the 2025 NBA playoffs with a sizzling 159-117 roll on all top NBA picks and returns almost $ 4,000. It is also 23-11 (68%) on the top-rated NBA against the industry this season. Anyone who follows in sports elections and with betting apps could have achieved large returns.

Now the model has simulated 10,000 times Pacers against Knicks and has just revealed its coveted NBA picks and betting forecasts. You can now go to Sportsline to see the model's picks. Here are several NBA profit chances and NBA competition for Pacers vs. Knicks:

Why the Knicks can cover

The Knicks go into this game with an 8: 4 record against the spread in the NBA playoffs from 2025, while he achieved 22-18-1 ATS during the season. The guard Jalen Brunson is the main ball and scorer of New York. He leads the team in points (28.8) and assists (7.7). Brunson scored at least 30 points six times in this post.

Guard Josh Hart is an energetic player who does a lot of dirty work. Hart has an average of 13.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. In this post-season he has three double doubles, while in the game 6 against Boston he achieved a 10-point triple-double victory with 11 rebound and 11-assisting triple double double. See which team should be attributed to Sportline.

Why the Pacers can cover

The Pacers go to this well -rested game, which last played on May 13th. Indiana is 5: 1 against the spread with more than four rest days. In addition, the Pacers 7-3 are against the spread in the post-season and 9-5 against the spread with the remaining advantage. Striker Pascal Siakam gives this team a constant goal scorer. He leads the team in points (18.8) with 6.2 rebounds per game.

He scored more than 20 points in two games. In his last excursion, Siakam had 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Guard Tyrese Haliburton is a passport playmaker who can lose weight from several places on the pitch. He is the first in the team in Assists (9.3) with 17.5 points per game. See which team should be attributed to Sportline.

How to make Pacers vs. Knicks picks

Pacers vs. Knicks has simulated the model from Sportsline and leans under the total amount and projects 223 combined points. The model also says that a page of the spread hits in well over 50% of the simulations that you can make about sports lines to see the NBA picks of the model.

So who wins Pacers vs. Knicks and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the simulations? Visit Sportline Now to see which side of the Pacers vs. Knicks is spread out on the back, everything from the model that has returned well over $ 10,000 on top rated NBA picks.