The No. 6 seed Indiana Pacers open their Eastern Conference semifinal series on the road against the No. 2 seed New York Knicks on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden in New York. SportsLine consensus lists New York as the 5.5-point favorite, while the over/under is 217 points (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page).  

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The model knows New York point guard Jalen Brunson has been red hot this postseason. In six games, all starts, he is averaging 35.5 points, nine assists and 4.5 rebounds in 43.8 minutes of action. He has scored 39 or more points in each of the last four games, including a 41-point, 12-assist effort in the Game 6 series-clinching win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. He posted three double-doubles in the series, including a 47-point and 10-assist effort in a 97-92 win at Philadelphia in Game 4.

The model also knows Indiana power forward Pascal Siakam had his way in the first-round series win over the injury-plagued Milwaukee Bucks. In six games, all starts, he averaged 22.3 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 37.8 minutes. Siakam had two double-doubles in the series, including a 36-point and 13-rebound performance in the 109-94 Game 1 loss at Milwaukee. He followed that up in Game 2 with 37 points and 11 rebounds as the Pacers earned a 125-108 victory.

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