NBA Saturday Evening

12/17/2005 - (1-0-0) +1.82 units
Wager	Odds	For	Status	Risk	To Win	League	Type
Indiana Pacers -2	-110	Game		2.00	1.82	NBA	Spread

Tonight, even without Ron Artest, I like a 2 unit wager on the Pacers tonight. This line should probably be 4 points with the way that the Knicks are playing.

Indiana (13-8)

New York (6-16)

Indiana at New York

Saturday, December 17 2005 - 7:30 PM ET

Madison Square Garden - New York , NY

Gameday Matchup
	W-L	PF	PA	HOME	ROAD	STK	L10
IND	13-8	93.1	89.0	8-3	5-5	W1	6-4
NY	6-16	93	97	3-5	3-11	L5	2-8

Last 5 Games
INDIANA (ET)	NEW YORK (ET)
Dec 16 UTA Win 93-83 Dec 14 @BOS Loss 85-71 Dec 10 MEM Win 80-66 Dec 08 WAS Win 111-87 Dec 06 DAL Loss 84-75	Dec 16 @ATL Loss 122-111 Dec 14 ORL Loss 105-90 Dec 12 MIL Loss 112-92 Dec 09 @PHO Loss 85-81 Dec 07 @LAC Loss 84-79
· Complete Schedule: Indiana | New York

Depth Chart
POS	INDIANA (PPG)	NEW YORK (PPG)
PG	J. Tinsley 9.9	S. Marbury 17.7
SG	S. Jackson 14.2	Q. Richardson 7.4
SF	R. Artest 19.4	M. Barnes 4.3
PF	J. O'Neal 21.7	A. Davis 4.5
C	J. Foster 4.0	E. Curry 13.0
· View full depth chart · Team rosters: Indiana | New York

Today's Line
FAVORITE	OPEN	CUR	UNDERDOG	O/U
INDIANA	2	3	NEW YORK	183
ATS	Indiana		New York
Record:	14-7-0 (.667)		6-16-0 (.273)
As Favorite:	13-5-0 (.722)		3-4-0 (.429)
As Underdog:	1-2-0 (.333)		3-12-0 (.200)
At Home:	10-1-0 (.909)		4-4-0 (.500)
On Road:	4-6-0 (.400)		2-12-0 (.143)

The New York Knicks hope to avoid their longest losing streak of the season when they host the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.The Knicks are in the midst of a a five-game slide, matching the slump they suffered through during their 0-5 start. They have lost seven of their last eight games overall.New York is coming off Friday's 122-111 loss in Atlanta in which it allowed the Hawks to shoot a league season-high 63 percent (43-of-62), including 12-of-16 from the arc.Jamal Crawford scored 23 points and Stephon Marbury added 21 for the Knicks, who were without center Eddy Curry after the 7-footer sprained his ankle in practice Thursday. His status for Saturday's contest is uncertain.Indiana has not let the controversy involving Ron Artest stop the club from winning three of its four games since the enigmatic forward requested to be traded.The Pacers posted a 93-83 home win over Utah on Saturday behind the efforts of star Jermaine O'Neal, who collected 27 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks.Stephen Jackson and Austin Croshere each scored 16 points for Indiana, which held the Jazz to 4-for-19 (21 percent) shooting in the final period.The Knicks and Pacers split their four meetings last season, with each team winning once on the other's court.