Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks

Give me the Knicks laying four at home—Madison Square Garden under the lights is a different beast, and the Pacers, for all their flash, tend to get rattled when the grind slows down in high stakes. New York’s physicality and knack for controlling tempo play right into Indiana’s Achilles heel: they struggle to impose their pace in hostile environments, especially when the game gets tight. I don’t see the Pacers’ supporting cast matching the Knicks’ grit down the stretch, and with the crowd behind them, New York should pull away late. If you’ve got the guts, you ride with the tougher team in their own barn.