{"id":349986,"date":"2025-05-31T14:46:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T18:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=349986"},"modified":"2025-05-31T14:46:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T18:46:05","slug":"knicks-vs-pacers-game-6-nba-sgp-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/knicks-vs-pacers-game-6-nba-sgp-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks vs. Pacers SGP predictions Game 6: Fade offence, look for Anunoby to bounce back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Down 3-2 in the Eastern Conference finals, the New York Knicks are back on the road to face the Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Indiana, 4-1 as a home favourite this postseason, is a -175 favourite to win on Saturday night and advance to the NBA Finals. The Knicks held the Pacers to 94 points last time out, which was Indiana&#8217;s lowest total since Feb. 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Knicks vs. Pacers SGP predictions for Game 6 on May 31, featuring OG Anunoby and Aaron Nesmith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Knicks vs. Pacers predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/basketball\/competitions\/10240\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report-news\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\"><strong>NBA player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\"><strong>NBA standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Under 225.5 points | Nesmith under 11.5 points | Anunoby over 1.5 threes (+320)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Under 225.5 points (-167):<\/strong> This series started blazing fast out of the gates, but the track-meet style of play hasn&#8217;t stuck around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After a 273-point total in Game 1, the ensuing four games have averaged 221.3 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unders are 3-1 in the past four games of this series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unders are 10-8-2 when the Knicks are road underdogs, per Team Rankings. Also, unders are 19-17-0 when the Pacers are home favourites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From Games 2-5, the pace has been 96.88 possessions per 48 minutes. That&#8217;s roughly two-and-a-half possessions fewer than what Indiana had averaged through its first 15 playoff games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we hit the crunch time portion of the series, I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised to see both teams continue to take a slightly more cautious approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Nesmith under 11.5 points <\/strong><\/strong>(-125):<\/strong> Nesmith&#8217;s 30-point performance in Game 1, featuring 8-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc, will always be the stuff of legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that&#8217;s nowhere near his typical output, and he&#8217;s since come back down to Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his past four games, Nesmith is averaging 9.8 points on 37.5% shooting from the floor. He&#8217;s cashed this under in two of his past three matchups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After his series-opening explosion, you might&#8217;ve expected the Pacers to continue feeding the fifth-year small forward. But heat checks don&#8217;t always carry from one game to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With single-digit shot attempts in four straight games, Nesmith is back into his standard role as a middle-tier scorer on a team with ample depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anunoby over 1.5 threes (-188):<\/strong> It&#8217;s been back-to-back rough shooting performances from deep for Anunoby, but I&#8217;m buying in on what I hope will continue to be some solid volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After going 3-0 vs. this 3s milestone to open the series, Anunoby has hit the under twice while shooting 2-for-14 beyond the arc. Woof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The glass-half-full approach \u2014 which I&#8217;m taking \u2014 is to appreciate that he&#8217;s taking as many 3-point attempts as he is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With six or more attempted 3s in every game this series, the ex-Raptor is giving himself a chance to chase this bet every night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over his past eight playoff games, Anunoby is averaging 2.4 made 3s on 7.5 attempts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Knicks vs. Pacers predictions made at 2:45 p.m. ET 05\/31\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Down 3-2 in the Eastern Conference finals, the New York Knicks are back on the road to face the Indiana Pacers. The pregame narrative: Indiana, 4-1 as a home favourite this postseason, is a -175 favourite to win on Saturday night and advance to the NBA Finals. 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