New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 3/13/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, March 13, 2026

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Prime Video

The New York Knicks (42-25) are traveling to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Indiana Pacers (15-50).

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 134-117 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Knicks ended up with 16 while the Jazz accounted for 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 18 of 36 attempts from 3-point range. Utah finished shooting 78.9% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 19 shots. Additionally, Utah snagged 38 boards (14 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Utah doled out 30 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In regard to defense, New York allowed 48.3% from the field on 42 of 87 shooting. They also distributed 37 assists for this contest while creating 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned 45 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Knicks made 21 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 95.5%. New York walked away from the game having earned a 52.2% field goal percentage (48 of 92) and knocked down 17 out of their 40 shots from distance.

Jalen Brunson is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He recorded 28 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also pulled down 4 boards. Brunson finished shooting 43.8% from the floor and also distributed 8 assists.

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New York heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 42-25 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, New York is pulling in 46.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,846 dimes on the year, which is 9th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Knicks are shooting 37.4% from downtown (983 of 2,630) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 117.2 points per game (9th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Knicks have forced 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They rank 7th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,653 conceded on the year. The Knicks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.7% (2,639 of 5,770) and they surrender 41.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.8% on shots from distance and they are 5th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (110.9).

In their last game, the Pacers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-109 against the Kings. In regard to how they rebounded, Indiana allowed Sacramento to pull down 52 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished 35.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 20 and ended up going 25 of 30 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Pacers allowed the Kings to bury 41 of their 90 tries from the field which had them shooting 45.6% in this contest. Overall, the Pacers shot 38 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.9%. In relation to shooting from distance, Indiana buried 13 out of 43 attempts (30.2%). They were able to convert 20 of those for a percentage of 90.9%. The Kings committed 18 personal fouls for the game which got the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Pacers were able to pull down 40 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 48 in this contest.

Aaron Nesmith was important for the Pacers in the matchup. Nesmith scored 29 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for the contest. He converted 10 of 22 for this contest for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 15-50 this year. The Pacers are responsible for committing 21.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.5 times per game (14th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.4 times per contest. Indiana has scored 7,239 points for the campaign (111.4 per contest) and they collect 42.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Pacers are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which ranks 29th in the NBA.

The Indiana defense allows 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (757 of 2,165) and opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.3 dimes and 47.0 boards every game, which ranks them 12th and 29th in the NBA. The Pacers on defense are ranked 26th in the league in PPG given up with 119.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.0% from the floor (28th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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