Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers Final Score & Over/Under Result — Jan 28, 2026

Indiana's narrow 113–110 victory over Chicago capped a defensive-minded matchup that landed well short of expectations, with the combined total of 223 sitting 12.5 points under the 235.5 market line. DAGGER leaned under, and it cashed. The head-to-head history between these teams this season had tilted toward high scoring—a 120–105 Pacers win on December 5th totaled 225, and a 103–101 Indiana victory on November 29th came in at 204—but both clubs' recent forms suggested a slower pace might prevail. Chicago's last 10 games averaged 118.2 points scored against 113.9 allowed; Indiana managed just 108.2 scored and 114.0 allowed over the same stretch.

The game unfolded in two distinct halves. An opening-quarter shootout produced 57 combined points, but Q2 bottlenecked dramatically to just 45 combined, leaving the first half at 102 total. Chicago's Nikola Vučević led early with 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists, while Matas Buzelis added 20 points and 8 boards. Indiana's Pascal Siakam (20 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast) and Andrew Nembhard (18 pts, 6 reb, 9 ast) kept pace. The second half sparked a 121-point assault, Q4 delivering 62 combined points—the game's highest-scoring quarter—yet the Bulls still fell short. Ayo Dosunmu's 19 points and 4 assists couldn't overcome Jarace Walker's 16-point spark for Indiana, which held on for the three-point margin.