This fifth game shifts back to New York and this total should go over as the Pacers should ease up on their defensive play on the road after their big win. They are a more offensive team on the road and they are clicking now on offense so they should run and gun again in this game. The Knicks did not show up in the last game, and now at home, without Anunoby, their defense won’t be as prominent and the Knicks should improve in their offensive efficiency. They didn’t make a lot of their shots in the last game and their bench and role players should step up again in this spot with some offense. They shot a dismal 33% from the field and hardly made any threes, and that should change to the upside in this game. DiVincenzo had a bad game so expect him to pick up in his scoring numbers. Hart, Hartenstein and Brunson, still playing on a bad leg, should all be able to rise to the occasion at home and play better games, thus their points totals and numbers should all go up. After the embarrassing loss, look for the Knicks to push the pace again and put up more points as they come out fast in this game. This game should be a more even sided game so expect the total to go over. Indiana has always met their team total in this series and should shoot closer to their team average of 117 points per game. Head to head, these two teams have played their last six out of ten games over the total.

Best bet: take the Over the Total.