Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 01/05/2024, 14:59  by Kennedy Kechula in NBA Predictions

The Milwaukee Bucks will be away to the Indiana Pacers for game six of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff matchup. They trail 3-2 and will be eliminated with defeat here. The Pacers missed the chance to close this series out with game five in Milwaukee. They will be eager to not let this happen again and should be boosted with the home crowd firmly behind them. The Pacers tallied 92 points in game five and were outscored by 23 points. It was a poor scoring night with Tyrese Haliburton, who scored 16 points, their top scorer in the game. Indiana had won three straight matches heading into game five and had protected home court in games three and four. Rick Carlisle’s men are averaging 111.6 points in this series. Pascal Siakam is accountable for 23 of those with Miles Turner the second top scorer with 22. Bennedict Mathurin is still out injured and will not be involved here.

The Milwaukee Bucks kept their season alive with an emphatic victory in game five. They will hope to rise to the occasion once again and force game seven in Milwaukee. Doc Rivers’ men have had to battle without star forward and top points getter Giannis Antentokounmpo throughout this series. If that wasn’t a big blow enough, Damian Lillard has missed the last two games also with injury. The two are however said to be close to returning and could be available for this game. Khris Middleton has carried the heavy load on offence in the absence of the two stars and has been outstanding. He scored 29 points in game five and a series-high 42 in game three. Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis, averaging 17.2 and 15.8 points respectively, have also come to the fore in this series. The Bucks are averaging 112.6 points in this matchup.