Indiana Pacers Vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA Pick and Parlay Predictions - 11/3/2025

Giannis vs. The Walking Wounded: Pacers' Injury Crisis is Beyond Wild

You have to feel sorry for the Indiana Pacers at this point. They not only caught the injury bug, they had a whole chunk taken out of their roster. This is a decimated lineup that is getting ready to face the Milwaukee Bucks tonight. We’re talking catastrophic injury levels that will destroy a whole season before the calendar even turns the page to Thanksgiving. Tyrese Haliburton is out for the rest of the year because he needs surgery on his Achilles. This is the worst part of the whole thing. That injury is terrible; it takes the engine out of an offense that moves quickly.  It just keeps getting worse.

If you look at the injury report, it seems like the starting five and the bench are all just hanging out in regular clothes. Andrew Nembhard is hurt in the shoulder and can't play. Obi Toppin is out for months because he had foot surgery. Bennedict Mathurin is hurt and can't play.T.J. McConnell is out with a hamstring injury. It continues, and this group that is 1-5 is left to rely on Pascal Siakam to do everything, as I can tell you that not even the great Siakam can cover for that many injured pieces.

At least, if one wants to find some positive in this, is that they managed to pull off a win over the Warriors a few days ago in a jaw-dropping finale that featured unexpected heroes such as Quenton Jackson. They had some grit, but a recipe for victory in that form against a team like the Bucks is a long shot.

Meanwhile, Milwaukee is doing what Milwaukee does, looking sharp at 4-2. Their big story is that Greek Freak Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as probable with a nagging issue involving his left knee patellar tendinopathy. But Giannis plays through anything, and his numbers already are bonkers: 34 points, 13 rebounds, 7 dimes a night. The Bucks even have a weapon in Ryan Rollins who is having a breakout performance as a point guard in Kevin Porter Jr.'s absence due to a right knee meniscus injury. Rollins poured in 32 one night, a godsend to Milwaukee’s bench.

The Bucks are massive -230 favorites for a reason. They're rolling offensively, and Indiana's patchwork defense just doesn't have the personnel to stop an MVP-caliber player. If the Pacers manage to keep this one within 10 points, honestly, chalk it up as a moral victory given the dire state of their locker room.