Pacers vs. Bucks Prediction: Today's Game 3 Odds, Expert Picks & NBA Playoff Preview
Maybe a return home to Fiserv Forum will cure what ails them? The Milwaukee Bucks got Damian Lillard back for Game 2, but that wasn't enough to help his team earn the win, as they fell 2-0 in their series to the Indiana Pacers. Our Pacers vs. Bucks prediction looks at whether they can avoid falling in a 3-0 hole. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. ET (ESPNU).
Despite failing to pull out a road win, the oddsmakers have Milwaukee lined as a 5.5-point betting favorite on the return to its home court. We've been tracking the line movement for our NBA picks, and we believe the time to strike is now before the Bucks become even bigger favorites after opening as 3.5-point favorites.
📡 How to watch Pacers vs. Bucks live (Game 3)
📅 Friday, April 25
🕗 8 p.m. ET
📍 Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee)
📺 ESPNU, NBA TV | 🛜 ESPN+
💡 Pacers vs. Bucks expert picks for Game 3
✅ Against the spread pick: Bucks -5 (-112 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐
✅ Moneyline pick: Bucks (-200 via BetMGM) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ Over/Under pick: Over 229.5 (-110 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🎯 Pacers vs. Bucks Game 3 prediction
Score prediction: Bucks 121, Pacers 114
🏀 Game 3 preview & best bet
Bettors might be slightly conflicted when it comes to the Game 3 total, as these teams combined for just 215 points in the first contest. However, the way this series is played completely changed when Lillard returned, and the Bucks and Pacers combined for 238 in Game 2.
That's much more in line with what I'm expecting from this third showdown with the series shifting to Milwaukee. The pace was cranked up, and we saw these teams combine to shoot the ball 12 more times from the floor in the second contest compared to the first.
The Bucks will be hungry in this one, and I'll never count out a team with a championship pedigree, especially when it's facing the Pacers of all teams (sorry, Pacers fans).
However, we saw Milwaukee struggle to slow down the Pacers' starters in Game 2, as all five managed at least 15 points. Therefore, though I do back the Bucks to win, my favorite bet for this game is for it to go Over 229.5 points.
✅ Best bet: Over 229.5 (-110 via DraftKings)
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🔥 Damian Lillard Over 21.5 points ⭐⭐⭐⭐
After struggling from the field in his first game in a month, I expect Lillard to step up today in Milwaukee.
Lillard averaged nearly 25 points per game this season, his second with Milwaukee. This is also a player who's always taken his game up a notch in the postseason, as he averages 25.9 points per playoff game for his career vs. 25.1 during the regular season.
I like this Over even more based on what Lillard did in Game 2. Sure, he shot only 31% from the floor, but he managed to play nearly 37 minutes in a tightly contested, up-and-down affair following a long layoff. That provides me with a lot of optimism for what he'll bring to the table in his second game back from his battle with a blood clot in his leg.
✅ Best odds: -118 via BetMGM ($10 to win $8.47)
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📈 Pacers vs. Bucks odds for Game 3
Live updated odds from our best sports betting sites.
🪧 Game 3 opening odds
Opening odds via BetMGM.
- Spread: Pacers +3.5 (-115) | Bucks -3.5 (-105)
- Moneyline: Pacers +165| Bucks -200
- Over/Under: Over 229.5 (-110) | Under 229.5 (-110)
🚑 Pacers vs. Bucks injury report for Game 3
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