Indiana Pacers (13-8, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (16-7, third in the Eastern Conference)
Milwaukee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Bucks -3.5; over/under is 253.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers take the court in a matchup between the NBA's top two offenses.
The Bucks have gone 14-7 against Eastern Conference teams. Milwaukee is ninth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding averaging 43.8 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the Bucks with 10.7 boards.
The Pacers are 6-1 in division games. Indiana is third in the NBA scoring 17.5 fast break points per game. Bruce Brown leads the Pacers averaging 3.1.
The Bucks average 14.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.2 more made shots on average than the 10.2 per game the Pacers allow. The Pacers average 9.3 more points per game (128.5) than the Bucks allow (119.2).
The teams square off for the third time this season. The Pacers won the last matchup 128-119 on Dec. 7. Tyrese Haliburton scored 27 points to help lead the Pacers to the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brook Lopez is scoring 13.5 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for the Bucks. Antetokounmpo is averaging 32.2 points and 11.6 rebounds over the last 10 games for Milwaukee.
Haliburton is scoring 26.2 points per game with 4.0 rebounds and 12.1 assists for the Pacers. Myles Turner is averaging 16.8 points and 8.6 rebounds while shooting 51.6% over the last 10 games for Indiana.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bucks: 7-3, averaging 127.1 points, 46.7 rebounds, 27.5 assists, 7.1 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.2 points per game.
Pacers: 6-4, averaging 130.7 points, 38.3 rebounds, 29.8 assists, 8.4 steals and 6.8 blocks per game while shooting 52.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.4 points.
INJURIES: Bucks: Pat Connaughton: out (ankle), Jae Crowder: out (groin), Chris Livingston: day to day (ankle).
Pacers: Andrew Nembhard: out (knee), Jalen Smith: out (knee/heel).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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