NBA Best Bets: Pacers vs. Pelicans Picks for December 15
Published 11:39 am Saturday, December 14, 2024
The New Orleans Pelicans (5-21) are underdogs (by 5.5 points) to stop a 12-game road losing streak when they visit the Indiana Pacers (11-15) on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET.
Why don’t you check out the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Sunday’s game, before you place a wager on this matchup?
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Pacers vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET
- Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: FDSIN and Gulf Coast Sports
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Pacers vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Pacers (- 5.5)
- Indiana has nine wins in 26 games against the spread this year.
- New Orleans has beaten the spread 10 times in 26 games.
- As a 5.5-point favorite or greater, the Pacers have two wins ATS (2-7).
- As 5.5-point underdogs or more, the Pelicans are 6-8 against the spread.
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Pick OU:
Over (222.5)
- In 20 of 26 games this season, the Pacers and their opponents have combined to score more than 222.5 points.
- The Pelicans have combined with their opponent to score more than 222.5 points in 14 of 26 games this season.
- The average point total in Indiana’s games this year is 231.8, 9.3 more than this matchup’s over/under.
- The average total for New Orleans’ games this season is 222.5 points, zero fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The Pelicans are the NBA’s 19th-highest scoring team this season compared to the seventh-ranked Pacers.
- The Pacers are the NBA’s 28th-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 26th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Pacers (-250)
- The Pacers have entered the game as favorites 16 times this season and won seven, or 43.8%, of those games.
- The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in 19 games this year and have walked away with the win three times (15.8%) in those games.
- Indiana has a record of 3-3 when it’s favored by -250 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +200 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The implied probability of a win from the Pacers, based on the moneyline, is 71.4%.
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