The New Orleans Pelicans (5-21) will attempt to break a three-game losing streak when they visit the Indiana Pacers (11-15) on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as 6.5-point underdogs. The contest 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 (- 6.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pacers (-8.0)
• Pick OU:

  Over (223.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.8

• The Pacers have had less success against the spread than the Pelicans this season, recording an ATS record of 9-17-0, as opposed to the 10-16-0 mark of the Pelicans.
• 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.
• Indiana and its opponents have gone over the total 69.2% of the time this season (18 out of 26). That’s more often than New Orleans and its opponents have (13 out of 26).
• 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 rank 11th in the NBA with 114.3 points per game, but their defense has struggled, allowing 117.8 points per game (fifth-worst in league).
• 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 are delivering 27.4 assists per game, which ranks them 10th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• This year, Indiana is averaging 14.1 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 14.4 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
• With 12.5 threes per game, the Pacers are 19th in the NBA. They sport a 37.3% shooting percentage from downtown, which ranks 10th in the league.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Pelicans are the worst team in the NBA (105.1 points per game). Defensively, they are 24th (116.5 points allowed per game).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 19th in the league in rebounds (43 per game) and fourth-worst in rebounds conceded (45.8).
• With 23.7 assists per game, the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the league.
• With 14.3 turnovers committed per game and 13.7 turnovers forced, New Orleans is 19th and 18th in the league, respectively.
• In 2024-25 the Pelicans are worst in the NBA in 3-point makes (11 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (32.9%).

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