New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 12/18/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: NBA TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-4.5)

The Indiana Pacers (6-20) will go up against the New York Knicks (18-7) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday. Indiana is 4.5-point dogs. The total is 224.

The Knicks faced off with the Magic and went home with a win by a final score of 132-120 in their last game. New York wrapped up the contest having earned a 60.7% FG percentage (51 out of 84) and converted 7 out of their 20 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knicks knocked down 23 of 31 tries for a percentage of 74.2%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 41 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 28 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of the defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 46.4% from the field on 45 out of 97 shooting. Orlando recorded 28 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. Additionally, Orlando pulled down 41 boards (12 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Orlando ended up shooting 68.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 25 attempts. They also converted 13 out of their 42 tries from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Knicks ended up with 23 while the Magic accounted for 24 personal fouls.

Jalen Brunson is someone who was a major factor for this game. Brunson finished the game at 59.3% from the floor and distributed 8 assists. He was on the court for 39 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 40 points on 16 out of 27 shooting.

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New York will take the court with a win-loss record of 18-7 this season. They average 121.0 points per contest (3rd in basketball) on 48.1% from the field. The Knicks are hitting 37.8% from downtown (377 of 998) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New York is snagging 45.9 boards per game and has totaled 674 dimes so far this season, which ranks 15th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.8 fouls every game.

On defense, the Knicks are able to force 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 fouls. They concede 36.2% on 3-point shots while they are 4th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (112.2). The Knicks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (995 of 2,165) and they surrender 40.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 5th in the league in allowing assists with 631 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pacers took a defeat with a final score of 108-89 when they faced the Wizards. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Indiana permitted Washington to snag 56 in all (17 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 35.7% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 out of 28 and finished the game at 16 out of 26 from the charity stripe (61.5%). The Pacers allowed the Wizards to make 41 of 89 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.1% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Pacers finished shooting 31 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.9%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Indiana knocked down 10 of their 39 attempts (25.6%). They were able to bury 17 of those for a clip of 81.0%. The Wizards committed 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 2 steals for this game. The Pacers earned 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the contest.

Bennedict Mathurin ended up being a factor for the Pacers in this matchup. Mathurin had 15 points in his 32 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes in the game. He knocked down 3 of 9 in the game for a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

Indiana has a mark of 6-20 on the campaign. The Pacers are committing 22.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 23.4 times per game (30th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.8 times per game. Indiana has scored 2,864 points this season (110.2 per game) and they average 43.9 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Pacers are connecting on 43.0% from the floor, which is 30th in the NBA.

The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in basketball in PPG given up with 118.3. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (18th in the NBA). The Indiana defense allows 33.4% on 3-point shots (298 of 892) and their opponents are making 76.0% of their foul shots. They allow 24.7 dimes and 47.8 boards per contest, ranking them 6th and 28th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana (+4.5)

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