Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 3/17/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Indiana Pacers (15-53) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday where they will take on the New York Knicks (44-25).

The Pacers faced the Bucks and went home with a loss by a final score of 134-123 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 15 while the Bucks racked up 17 personal fouls. They also made 23 of 44 tries from distance. Milwaukee ended up going 68.4% at the free throw line by converting 13 of 19 attempts. Furthermore, Milwaukee grabbed 40 boards (13 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Milwaukee distributed 31 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. Regarding defending, Indiana allowed 54.4% from the floor on 49 of 90 shooting. They also recorded 34 assists for the matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 40 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pacers made 18 of 23 attempts for a rate of 78.3%. Indiana ended with a 51.9% FG percentage (42 of 81) and converted 21 of their 42 3-pointers.

Aaron Nesmith is a guy who played a role in the matchup. Nesmith finished the game shooting 71.4% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 29 mins played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He totaled 32 points on 10 out of 14 shooting.

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Indiana comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 15-53 so far this season. They have an average of 111.2 points per outing (27th in basketball) while hitting 45.0% from the field. The Pacers are shooting 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (880 of 2,546) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 42.2 boards per game and has tallied 1,802 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 13th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers are able to force 13.7 turnovers every game while drawing 20.4 fouls. They relinquish 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 27th in the league in opponents PPG (119.9). The Pacers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 49.0% (2,982 of 6,085) and they concede 46.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are 12th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,779 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Knicks got the win with a final of 110-107 against the Warriors. In regard to cleaning the glass, New York permitted Golden State to collect 35 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 36.8% from three-point range by connecting on 14 of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). The Knicks permitted the Warriors to knock down 40 of 82 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.8% in the matchup. In all, the Knicks ended up going 39 for 84 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.4%. When it comes to 3-pointers, New York knocked down 10 out of their 32 tries (31.3%). They were able to make 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 95.7%. The Warriors committed 20 fouls in the matchup which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Knicks were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the game.

Jalen Brunson ended up being a major contributor for the Knicks for the matchup. Brunson accumulated 30 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 9 assists in this game. He knocked down 9 out of 20 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and had 1 rebound.

New York has a mark of 44-25 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Knicks are hitting on 47.3% from the field, which ranks 12th in the league. New York has accumulated 8,063 points for the season (116.9 per contest) and they average 46.2 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.4 times per game (11th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. The Knicks commit 20.4 fouls per game and they shoot 78.9% from the free throw line.

The Knicks are ranked 6th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 110.6. They are forcing 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (5th in basketball). The New York defense allows 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (945 of 2,651) and opponents are making 77.9% of their foul shots. They give up 24.7 assists and 41.2 boards every game, which ranks them 5th and 5th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York and under the total points

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