Indiana Pacers 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
Last year was the best season for the Indiana Pacers in a decade. The Pacers made the Eastern Conference Finals three consecutive years (2012-2014) but could never reach the Finals. Last year was the first time since that run that the Pacers made the Eastern Conference Finals. In three seasons leading the Pacers, head coach Rick Carlisle has methodically built them into a contender. Now gamblers and fans ask if the Pacers are ready for the proverbial next step. Indiana was a solid value on the board last year as casuals are not familiar with the, leaving good prices that Wise Guys like to take advantage of. Indiana is not a legacy franchise, which means more hidden value is possible.
2024-25 NBA Championship Betting Odds
Indiana Pacers NBA Betting Lines
Last season, the Indiana Pacers were 47-35 straight up, 44-35-3 against the spread, and 42-40 over/under the total. Indiana was 6th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Indiana was 17 games behind the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Indiana had NBA metrics of 1st for scoring offense, 1st for field goal percentage, 9th for 3-point field goal percentage, 13th for free throw percentage, and 28th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Pacers had NBA metrics of 27th for scoring defense, 30th for field goal percentage permitted, 16th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 15th for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
PF Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 21.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per contest. Siakam was a key contributor to the 2019 Toronto Raptors NBA championship team and is a 2-time NBA All-Star.
PF Tyrese Haliburton averages 20.1 points and 10.9 assists per game. Haliburton is a 2-time NBA All-Star.
In the playoffs, Siakam led Indiana with 21.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. PG Tyrese Haliburton added 18.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game. At the same time, C Myles Turner brings 17.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest.
Head Coach
Head coach Rick Carlisle is one of the most accomplished leaders in NBA history. Carlisle was the 2002 NBA Coach of the Year and led the 2011 Dallas Mavericks to the 2011 NBA championship. He is best known for leading Dallas to a franchise renaissance with owner Mark Cuban.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
47 |
35 |
3rd, Central |
Lost in Conference Finals, 0–4 (Celtics) |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
35 |
47 |
4th, Central |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
25 |
57 |
4th, Central |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
34 |
38 |
2nd, Central |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2019–20 |
73 |
45 |
28 |
2nd, Central |
Lost in First Round, 0–4 (Heat) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
48 |
34 |
2nd, Central |
Lost in First Round, 0–4 (Celtics) |
Indiana Pacers History
It made a ton of sense for the ABA to put a team in basketball Mad Indiana. The Indiana Pacers were an ABA expansion team in 1967 and were arguably the best team in the history of the competitor to the NBA. Indiana made the playoffs in all nine years of the ABA’s existence, and the Pacers went to the ABA Finals five times. They won three ABA championships, more than any other team in the league.
Because of the entry fee needed to join the NBA, the Indiana Pacers struggled for their first dozen years in the new league. They only made the playoffs twice, and they didn’t become a consistent contender until the 1990s. That’s when the arrival of Reggie Miller made the Pacers one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, and the team ended up making seven straight playoff appearances. Miller led the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals twice, but they lost in seven games to the New York Knicks in 1994 and fell in seven games to the Orlando Magic in 1995.
Indiana did finally win the Eastern Conference in 2000, with The Hick from French Lick coaching the team. Larry Bird led the Pacers to a 56-26 record, as Miller, Jalen Rose, Mark Jackson, and Rik Smits finally knocked off the Knicks to make the NBA Finals. However, they fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in the finals.
NBA Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
Western Conference - Southwest
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