NBA Best Bets: Pacers vs. Suns Picks for January 4
Published 11:39 pm Friday, January 3, 2025
The Phoenix Suns (15-17) are 2.5-point underdogs as they try to stop a three-game losing streak when they visit the Indiana Pacers (17-18) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on AZFamily and FDSIN.
Want to make an informed wager on Saturday’s game? Discover the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) in the following article.
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Pacers vs. Suns Game Info
- When: Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: AZFamily and FDSIN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Pacers vs. Suns Best Bets
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Tyrese Haliburton Over 18.5 PTS
- The 18.5 point total set for Tyrese Haliburton on Saturday is 0.4 more than his season scoring average (18.1).
- In 36 games this season with a points prop total, Haliburton has hit the over 16 times.
- The Pacers are the NBA’s 11th-ranked scoring squad (115 points per game), while the Suns are 18th in points conceded (114 per game).
- When Indiana scores more than 114 points, its record is 15-5.
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Devin Booker Over 26.5 PTS
- Devin Booker is averaging 24.7 points in the 2024-25 season, 1.8 lower than Saturday’s over/under.
- Booker is 11-for-28 at scoring more than his points prop this season.
- Phoenix is the NBA’s 14th-ranked team offensively (112.2 points per game), while Indiana is 22nd-ranked on defense (116.8 conceded).
- Phoenix has put together a 5-6 record when it scores more than 116.8 points.
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Pick ATS: Pacers (- 2.5)
- Indiana has beaten the spread 15 times in 35 games.
- Phoenix’s record against the spread is 11-21-0.
- The Pacers have an ATS record of 5-12 as 2.5-point favorites or more.
- The Suns’ ATS record as 2.5-point underdogs or more is 5-6.
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Pick OU:
Under (235.5)
- The Pacers and their opponents have combined to score more than 235.5 points in 13 of 35 games this season.
- The Suns have combined with their opponent to score more than 235.5 points in nine of 32 games this season.
- The average total in Indiana’s contests this year is 231.6, 3.9 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- Phoenix’s outings this season have a 226.6-point average over/under, 8.9 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Pacers are the eighth-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Suns have scored the 24th-most points.
- This matchup features the NBA’s eighth-ranked (Suns) and 26th-ranked (Pacers) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Pacers (-145)
- This season, the Pacers have been favored 17 times and won eight, or 47.1%, of those games.
- The Suns have won in three, or 21.4%, of the 14 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- Indiana has a record of 8-9, a 47.1% win rate, when it’s favored by -145 or more by bookmakers this season.
- This season, Phoenix has come away with a win one time in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or worse on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 59.2% chance of a victory for the Pacers.
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