Indiana Pacers 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
The Indiana Pacers continue to prove their past success was no fluke. Indiana is on its way to another playoff season under the leadership of head coach Rick Carlisle and top scorer Pascal Siakam. Carlisle continues to build an impressive team and program methodically. 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.
2024-25 NBA Championship Betting Odds
Indiana Pacers NBA Betting Lines
As the All-Star break approaches, the Indiana Pacers are 28-20 straight up, 24-23-1 against the spread, and 26-20 over/under the total. Indiana is 4th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Indiana is 12 games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Indiana has NBA metrics of 9th for scoring offense, 4th for field goal percentage, 9th for 3-point field goal percentage, 18th for free throw percentage, and 27th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Pacers have NBA metrics of 21st for scoring defense, 24th for field goal percentage permitted, 9th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 19th for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
Last season, 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 3-time NBA All-Star, including this season. So far this season, Siakam is averaging 20.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.
PF Tyrese Haliburton averaged 20.1 points and 10.9 assists per game in 2023-24. Haliburton is a 2-time NBA All-Star. So far this season, Haliburton is averaging 18.2 points and 8.7 assists per contest.
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.
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. He began the 2023-24 season with a record of 943-828 in the regular season and 71-79 in the playoffs.
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
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