The New Orleans Pelicans (5-21) are 6.5-point underdogs as they try to stop a 12-game road losing streak when they take on the Indiana Pacers (11-15) on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The matchup 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 (226.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.8

• The Pelicans sport a 10-16-0 ATS record this season compared to the 9-17-0 mark from the Pacers.
• 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 topping the total in 2024-25, New Orleans and its opponents don’t do it as often (50% of the time) as Indiana and its opponents (69.2%).
• 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’ defense ranks fifth-worst in the NBA with 117.8 points allowed per game, but their offense has played better, putting up 114.3 points per game (11th-ranked 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 contest.
• The Pacers are averaging 27.4 dimes 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 are 19th in the NBA with 12.5 three-pointers per game this year. Meanwhile, they rank 10th with a 37.3% shooting percentage from three-point land.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pelicans are worst in the league on offense (105.1 points scored per game) and 24th on defense (116.5 points conceded).
• On the glass, New Orleans is 19th in the league in rebounds (43 per game). It is fourth-worst in rebounds allowed (45.8 per game).
• The Pelicans are fifth-worst in the league in assists (23.7 per game) in 2024-25.
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 19th in the NBA in turnovers committed (14.3 per game) and 18th in turnovers forced (13.7).
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are worst in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (11). And they are fifth-worst in 3-point percentage at 32.9%.

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