The New Orleans Pelicans (5-21) are 5.5-point underdogs as they look to end a 12-game road losing streak when they square off against the Indiana Pacers (11-15) on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The game airs at 5:00 PM ET on FDSIN and Gulf Coast Sports.

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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 (- 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pacers (-8.0)
• Pick OU:

  Under (227.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.8

• The Pelicans have a 10-16-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 9-17-0 mark of the Pacers.
• Indiana (2-7) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 5.5 points or more this season (22.2%) than New Orleans (6-8) does as a 5.5+-point underdog (42.9%).
• New Orleans and its opponents have eclipsed the over/under 50% of the time this season (13 out of 26). That’s less often than Indiana and its opponents have (18 out of 26).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Pacers are 7-9, a better record than the Pelicans have recorded (3-16) as moneyline underdogs.

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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).
• Indiana is averaging just 39.8 rebounds per game (second-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 43.5 boards per contest (11th-ranked).
• The Pacers are dishing out 27.4 assists per game, which ranks them 10th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Indiana is committing 14.1 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in league). It is forcing 14.4 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
• The Pacers rank 19th in the NBA with 12.5 three-pointers per game so far this year. Meanwhile, they rank 10th with a 37.3% shooting percentage from beyond the arc.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are the worst squad in the NBA in points scored (105.1 per game) and 24th in points conceded (116.5).
• On the glass, New Orleans is 19th in the league in rebounds (43 per game). It is fourth-worst in rebounds conceded (45.8 per game).
• With 23.7 assists per game, the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the NBA.
• New Orleans is 19th in the NBA in turnovers per game (14.3) and 18th in turnovers forced (13.7).
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are worst in the league in 3-pointers made per game (11). And they are fifth-worst in 3-point percentage at 32.9%.

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