Who’s playing
Milwaukee Bucks @ Indiana Pacers
Current records: Milwaukee 16-14, Indiana 16-17
How to watch
- When: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 3 p.m. ET
- Or: Gainbridge Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: FanDuel SN – Indiana
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $37.70
What you need to know
The Milwaukee Bucks take a road trip to take on the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Pacers have home-court advantage, but the Bucks should win by 1.5 points.
Pundits predicted the Bucks would head in after a win, but the Bulls made sure that didn’t happen. The Bucks took a 116-111 hit in the loss column against the Bulls. Milwaukee has now taken an “L” in consecutive games.
Damian Lillard had a good effort for the losing team, posting a double-double with 29 points and 11 assists. It was his third straight game with at least 30 points.
Meanwhile, the Pacers made pundits look like fools on Sunday as the team pulled off a huge upset against the Celtics. They won against Boston by a score of 123-114.
Among those leading the charge was Tyrese Haliburton, who went 11 of 19 on his way to 31 points, seven assists and six rebounds.
Milwaukee’s loss dropped its record to 16-14. As for Indiana, they’ve been on a roll lately: They’ve won six of their last eight games, which is a nice improvement to their 16-17 record this season.
The Bucks were able to pull off a solid win against the Pacers in their previous matchup in November, winning 129-117. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bucks since the team won’t have home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change of location makes a difference.
Odds
Milwaukee is a slight favorite with 1.5 points against Indiana, according to the latest NBA Odds.
The line on this game has moved a bit since it opened, as it started with the Pacers as 1-point favorites.
The over/under is 230 points.
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History of the series
Indiana has won 6 of its last 10 games against Milwaukee.
- November 22, 2024 – Milwaukee 129 vs. Indiana 117
- May 2, 2024 – Indiana 120 vs. Milwaukee 98
- April 30, 2024 – Milwaukee 115 vs. Indiana 92
- April 28, 2024 – Indiana 126 vs. Milwaukee 113
- April 26, 2024 – Indiana 121 vs. Milwaukee 118
- April 23, 2024 – Indiana 125 vs. Milwaukee 108
- April 21, 2024 – Milwaukee 109 vs. Indiana 94
- January 3, 2024 – Indiana 142 vs. Milwaukee 130
- January 1, 2024 – Indiana 122 vs. Milwaukee 113
- December 13, 2023 – Milwaukee 140 vs. Indiana 126
