Bucks vs Pacers

The Bucks return home for a game with the Pacers Thursday night at Fiserv Forum and have multiple players on the injury report.

With Lopez out and Antetokounmpo in foul trouble, the Bucks turned to the 7-foot Leonard early in the game and he filled some space in the post nicely off a nifty overhead pass by Jrue Holiday that led to a ferocious dunk over two Pacers defenders. The Pacers took a 112-105 lead early in the fourth quarter, which forced the Bucks to call timeout to try and stem the tide. Hield scored a dozen in the opening frame to keep the Pacers connected, but he attempted just one shot in the second quarter. But then former Bucks guard George Hill came out of the break and knocked down a three-pointer, giving his team a 115-105 lead with 10:05 to go. He was 4 for 7 for nine points and had six rebounds and two assists but had to sit and watch the final eight minutes of the second half. As part of a trade deadline deal with Brooklyn, Phoenix and Indiana that brought Jae Crowder to Milwaukee, Nwora ended up with the Pacers. But, he drew his fourth foul in that series of plays as well, and would earn his fifth early in the fourth quarter. The Pacers opened the fourth with a 13-3 run that gave them a 117-107 lead the Bucks were chasing from there. Indiana used two different 11-0 runs in the third quarter to take a 104-101 lead into the fourth. With 12 players available – and Giannis Antetokounmpo in early foul trouble – Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer went 10 deep to outlast the Pacers. At one point late in the third quarter, they were making shots at a 61% clip – despite being just 8 for 22 (36%) from behind the three-point line at that point. It is just the third loss for the Bucks since Jan.

The Milwaukee Bucks (50-19) head into their matchup against the Indiana Pacers (31-38) on March 16, 2023 as double-digit favorites. Milwaukee is favored.

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Indiana Pacers Injuries: Benn Mathurin (Out), T.J. [Giannis Antetokounmpo](https://www.lineups.com/nba/player-stats/giannis-antetokounmpo) [Pat Connaughton](https://www.lineups.com/nba/player-stats/pat-connaughton) McConnell](https://www.lineups.com/nba/player-stats/tj-mcconnell) [Jevon Carter](https://www.lineups.com/nba/player-stats/jevon-carter) However, in his last game against Indiana without Turner, he went for 50 points and 14 rebounds on 17-21 shooting. Who in the world is going to guard Giannis if Myles Turner misses this game? Meanwhile, Milwaukee has been the best team in the NBA for a few months, only dropping two games since January 22nd. A breakdown and analysis of this matchup are featured below, so see which has an advantage. The Pacers’ potential at being remotely competitive dwindles even more when considering that Myles Turner and Buddy Hield are questionable, and Chris Duarte and Benn Mathurin are also out. Indiana has been awful all season without Tyrese Haliburton, and he could miss his third-straight game, along with a number of other key contributors. Check out our analysis, predictions, and betting picks for the Indiana Pacers versus Milwaukee Bucks game.

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The Pacers have gone over their totals in four of the last five, while Milwaukee is 3-3 on over/unders in the last six games. Milwaukee is -1050 on the moneyline while Indiana is +700. The Bucks should be able to win this game but a double-digit spread is still too much especially if Haliburton and Hield get put in. [Indiana Pacers](https://www.indycornrows.com) (31-38) are straddling the fine line between fighting for the No. The total comes in at 238. We’ll still back the Pacers as the ATS pick.