The New Orleans Pelicans (5-21) visit the Indiana Pacers (11-15) after losing 12 road games in a row. The Pacers are favored by 6.5 points in the contest, which tips at 5:00 PM ET on Sunday, December 15, 2024.

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Pacers vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024
• Time: 5:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: FDSIN and Gulf Coast Sports
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
• Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

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Pacers vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pacers 117 – Pelicans 109

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pacers vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Pacers (- 6.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pacers (-8.0)
• Pick OU:

  Over (226.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.8

• The Pacers (9-17-0 ATS) have covered the spread 34.6% of the time, 3.9% less often than the Pelicans (10-16-0) this year.
• Indiana hasn’t covered the spread as a 6.5-point favorite or more this season, while New Orleans covers as an underdog of 6.5 or more 42.9% of the time.
• When it comes to eclipsing the total in 2024-25, Indiana does it better (69.2% of the time) than New Orleans (50%).
• The Pacers have a .438 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (7-9) this season while the Pelicans have a .158 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (3-16).

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Pacers Performance Insights

• The Pacers’ offense, which ranks 11th in the league with 114.3 points per game, has played better than their fifth-worst defense (117.8 points allowed per game).
• While Indiana ranks in the bottom five in the NBA in boards per game with 39.8 (second-worst), it ranks 11th in the league with 43.5 rebounds allowed per game.
• The Pacers rank 10th in the NBA with 27.4 assists per game.
• Indiana is averaging 14.1 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in league). It is forcing 14.4 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
• So far this year, the Pacers are making 12.5 threes per game (19th-ranked in NBA) and are shooting 37.3% (10th-ranked) from three-point land.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are the worst team in the NBA in points scored (105.1 per game) and 24th in points allowed (116.5).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 19th in the league in rebounds (43 per game) and fourth-worst in rebounds allowed (45.8).
• At 23.7 assists per game, the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the NBA.
• New Orleans commits 14.3 turnovers per game and force 13.7 per game, ranking 19th and 18th, respectively, in the NBA.
• The Pelicans are the worst team in the league in 3-pointers made (11 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (32.9%).

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