New Orleans Pelicans vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the site where the Indiana Pacers will take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday.

The Pelicans took the court against the Hawks and ended up losing by a score of 124-121 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Pelicans ended up with 24 while the Hawks had 23 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 36 tries from downtown. Atlanta finished the game shooting 84.0% at the charity stripe by making 21 of 25 attempts. On top of that, Atlanta snagged 50 rebounds (12 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Atlanta recorded 28 assists and had 12 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defending, New Orleans allowed their opponent to shoot 45.6% from the field on 47 of 103 shooting. They also doled out 23 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 59 with 19 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans buried 20 of 28 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. New Orleans ended the game having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (47 of 108) and made 7 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

CJ McCollum is someone who came through for the matchup. McCollum went 52.2% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 41 minutes played and collected 10 boards. He ended up finishing with 29 points on 12 out of 23 shooting.

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New Orleans comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 5-4 this season. They currently have an average of 118.1 points per game (3rd in the league) on 48.0% from the field. The Pelicans are hitting 38.5% on shots from downtown (97 of 252) and 76.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Orleans is grabbing 46.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 248 dimes so far this season, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans are forcing 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are 16th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 237 surrendered on the campaign. The Pelicans are giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (379 of 816) and they surrender 42.0 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 31.3% from 3-point land and they rank 13th in the league in points per game allowed (113.0).

The last time they took the court, the Pacers got the win with a final of 101-99 when they faced the Heat. Regarding how they rebounded, Indiana allowed Miami to snag 42 overall (8 offensive). They finished 28.2% from downtown by connecting on 11 out of 39 and ended up going 26 of 26 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Pacers allowed the Heat to convert 31 of their 81 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.3% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Pacers finished shooting 37 out of 80 from the field which had them shooting 46.3%. In reference to three-point shots, Indiana made 12 of 39 tries (30.8%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 65.2%. The Heat were called for 22 personal fouls for this contest which got the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Pacers were able to collect 37 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this contest.

Tyrese Haliburton was important for the Pacers in this contest. Haliburton earned 22 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 9 dimes for the matchup. He buried 9 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and had 9 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 4-5 so far this season. The Pacers commit 22.6 fouls every game and they shoot 79.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 27.9 times per contest (6th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per contest. Indiana has 1,042 pts on the campaign (115.8 per contest) and they collect 44.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Pacers are connecting on 44.9% from the floor, which ranks 24th in basketball.

The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the league in PPG allowed with 117.6. They have forced 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (21st in the league). The Indiana defense surrenders 41.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (129 of 315) and their opponents are connecting on 83.6% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 26.3 dimes and 42.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 21st and 11th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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