Teams that have struggled of late meet in a key Central Division matchup when the Indiana Pacers battle the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday afternoon. The Pacers (23-21), who have lost three in a row and the past eight matchups against Milwaukee, are just 8-12 on the road this season. The Bucks (27-16), who have dropped two in a row, are 16-5 on their home floor. This is the first of four meetings between the teams this season. The Pacers last beat the Bucks on Feb. 12, 2020. 

The MLK Day tip off from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee is set for 2:30 p.m. ET. The Bucks are favored by 6 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 229.5 points (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before making any Pacers vs. Bucks picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past four-plus seasons. The model enters Week 13 of the 2022-23 NBA season on a stunning 43-19 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning more than $2,100. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Milwaukee, averaging 31 points, 11.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and nearly one block per game. He has registered 25 double-doubles and two triple-doubles on the season. The second triple-double came on Jan. 4 against Toronto, when he scored 30 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and dished out 10 assists. Antetokounmpo has scored 40 or more points eight times, and has reached 30-plus points in 21 games.  

The model also knows Indiana shooting guard Buddy Hield is one of five Pacers players averaging double-figure scoring. Hield averages 18 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and one steal per game. He scored 31 points and grabbed eight boards in a loss at New York on Wednesday. Hield has two double-doubles on the year, including a 22-point, 11-rebound effort at Portland on Dec. 4.

Now, it has set its sights on Pacers vs. Bucks. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in nearly 70% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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