Pacers vs Pelicans Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble in the Blender—aka the Smoothie King Center—as the Indiana Pacers and New Orleans Pelicans both look to spice up the scoreboard in a pivotal 2024 NBA Playoff clash tonight! With both squads sitting at a tantalizing 2W-3L, it’s anyone’s game as they duke it out to break away from their respective conference backlogs. As the clock ticks down to an 08:00 PM EST tipoff, the stakes couldn’t be higher with the over/under teasing us at a hefty 233. Tonight’s matchup is set to recalibrate the scales of the playoff picture, especially after the Pacers’ high-scoring victory and the Pelicans’ recent stumble. So, buckle up as these teams look to feather each other’s nests in a showdown that promises more ups and downs than a Mardi Gras parade!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 01, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

Vegas Odds

	IND ML	NOP ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-160	+135	235.0	-3.5/3.5
Recent	-150	+130	233.0	-4.5/4.5
Difference	+10	-5	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

22W-22L

60.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

21W-17L

40.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/01/24	Indiana Pacers IND	26	30	16	30	102	Under
03/01/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	48	29	31	21	129	Under
02/28/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	24	29	33	28	114	Over
02/28/24	Indiana Pacers IND	40	24	32	27	123	Over
12/26/22	Indiana Pacers IND	18	20	24	31	93	Under
12/26/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	24	33	33	23	113	Under
11/07/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	30	25	36	31	122	Over
11/07/22	Indiana Pacers IND	32	26	42	29	129	Over
01/24/22	Indiana Pacers IND	32	30	17	34	113	Under
01/24/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	31	30	22	34	117	Under
11/20/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	19	27	18	30	94	Under
11/20/21	Indiana Pacers IND	32	26	38	15	111	Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Pelicans Vs Over/Under

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/30	@ BOS	135-132W	57	33	18	104
10/28	vs ORL	115-119L	44	25	12	88
10/27	@ PHI	114-118L	37	28	19	84
10/25	vs NYK	98-123L	33	28	15	83
10/23	vs DET	115-109W	39	32	15	83
04/12	vs CLE	120-129L	39	37	13	89
04/09	vs TOR	140-123W	44	33	13	99
04/07	@ MIA	117-115W	37	27	6	86
04/05	@ OKL	126-112W	39	30	13	88
04/03	vs BRO	111-115L	45	27	9	103

Pelicans Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/30	vs GSW	89-104L	49	24	14	90
10/29	vs GSW	106-124L	44	23	23	74
10/27	vs POR	103-125L	39	24	15	88
10/25	vs POR	105-103W	44	25	14	86
10/23	@ CHI	123-111W	42	29	11	97
04/12	vs GSW	114-109W	38	24	8	90
04/11	vs SAC	135-123W	40	35	13	86
04/09	vs POR	110-100W	45	25	9	87
04/07	vs PHX	113-105W	42	26	12	85
04/05	@ SAS	109-111L	41	28	17	87

Starting Lineups

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	40.0	35.0	40.3	100%	40.6
Andrew Nembhard SG	24.0	17.9	24.3	100%	24.6
Aaron Nesmith SF	20.0	18.2	21.2	100%	21.5
Pascal Siakam PF	38.0	40.3	37.5	100%	37.8
Myles Turner C	35.0	27.1	31.4	100%	31.7

New Orleans Pelicans	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jose Alvarado PG	31.0	16.9	15.8	3%	35.8
Jordan Hawkins SG	28.0	25.6	8.5	3%	30.5
Brandon Ingram SF	43.0	38.8	37.2	100%	37.5
Daniel Theis C	21.0	15.5	13.4	23%	17.0
Zion Williamson PF	50.0	39.5	42.3	100%	42.7

Pacers Notable Injuries

James Wiseman (C): Avg: 6.8pts, 5.1reb, 0.8ast, 16.8 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 2.8
Quenton Jackson (PG): Avg: 1.3pts, 1.3reb, 0.7ast, 2.7 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 1.8
James Johnson (C): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.4reb, 0.8ast, 4.5 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 0.8
Enrique Freeman (PF): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.0ast, 8.1 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 0.7
Johnny Furphy (SG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 0.0

Pelicans Notable Injuries

Dejounte Murray (PG): Avg: 22.2pts, 5.4reb, 6.5ast, 35.6 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 7.6
CJ McCollum (PG/SG): Avg: 19.9pts, 4.3reb, 4.6ast, 33.0 minutes. Last game: 10/29/24. Impact: 6.4
Herbert Jones (SF/PF): Avg: 10.9pts, 3.6reb, 2.6ast, 30.7 minutes. Last game: 10/29/24. Impact: 3.3
Karlo Matkovic (PF): Avg: 1.0pts, 2.0reb, 0.0ast, 2.4 minutes. Last game: 10/27/24. Impact: 0.7
Antonio Reeves (PG/SG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.0ast, 2.4 minutes. Last game: 10/27/24. Impact: 0.1

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Myles Turner	IND	Pts	14.5	17.8	+3.3	20%	50%	53%	53%	NOP	+1.1	#21
Jose Alvarado	NOP	Pts	11.5	12.6	+1.1	20%	10%	20%	20%	IND	+2.7	#26
Brandon Ingram	NOP	Reb	5.5	5.7	+0.2	60%	40%	40%	40%	IND	-0.5	#8

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Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#6	#19	#5	#6	-8.8%
PF	#22	#14	#16	#14	-0.2%
PG	#26	#22	#1	#12	-2.6%
SF	#20	#8	#25	#18	0.9%
SG	#25	#20	#2	#14	-0.8%

Pelicans Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#21	#29	#4	#21	4.2%
PF	#8	#6	#25	#8	-3.8%
PG	#4	#14	#21	#6	-7.1%
SF	#5	#17	#30	#19	1.8%
SG	#15	#4	#8	#9	-4.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

119.5

112.1

Rebounds per Game

41.6

43.4

Assists per Game

30.1

27.0

Steals per Game

7.7

8.8

Blocks per Game

5.7

5.0

Shots per Game

92.0

87.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.9

12.8

2-Pt Percentage per Game

58.5

53.5

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.6

38.4

Turnovers per Game

11.6

12.3

Fouls per Game

20.7

17.4

Recent Trends

Jose Alvarado (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 77.9% to 24.1, 13.6 min average previous 3 games.
Jordan Hawkins (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 63.1% to 32.9, 20.2 min average previous 3 games.
Isaiah Jackson (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 45.7% to 17.7, 12.1 min average previous 3 games.
Ben Sheppard (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 51.9% to 19.5, 12.8 min average previous 3 games.