Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Friday, November 1, 2024

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

Smoothie King Center is where the New Orleans Pelicans (2-3) will take on the Indiana Pacers (2-3) on Friday.

The Pacers took the court against the Celtics and notched a win by a score of 135-132 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Pacers finished with 18 while the Celtics recorded 19 personal fouls. They also made 19 of their 57 shots from beyond the arc. Boston shot 80.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of their 31 attempts. Moreover, Boston pulled down 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Boston dished out 26 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the floor on 44 of 109 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 38 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Pacers buried 20 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Indiana ended the contest with a 48.1% FG percentage (50 of 104) and knocked down 15 of their 38 3-point shots.

Bennedict Mathurin is one player who came through for the game. Mathurin finished 52.9% from the field and earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 43 mins played and also pulled down 11 rebounds. He ended up with 30 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Indiana will enter this contest with a record of 2-3 so far this year. They turn it over 16.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 25.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Indiana is pulling down 42.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 146 assists this year, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing. The Pacers are connecting on 33.1% on three-point shots (53 of 160) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 115.4 pts per game (13th in the league) while going 48.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Pacers have forced 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 21.8 personal fouls. They are 10th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 105 surrendered for the season. The Pacers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.8% (207 of 462) and they relinquish 46.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 26th in the league in points per game from their opponents (120.2).

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans took a loss by a final score of 104-89 when they faced the Warriors. Regarding attacking the glass, New Orleans permitted Golden State to snag 49 overall (18 offensive). They went 34.2% from 3-point land by shooting 13 of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 13 at the charity stripe (69.2%). The Pelicans allowed the Warriors to knock down 41 of 87 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 47.1% for the game. In all, the Pelicans shot 33 for 90 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.7%. In relation to three-point shots, New Orleans converted 11 out of 36 tries (30.6%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. The Warriors were called for 7 personal fouls in this game which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 14 steals for the game. The Pelicans collected 29 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this game.

Jordan Hawkins ended up being a factor for the Pelicans for this contest. Hawkins earned 23 points in his 39 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 21 for the contest for a rate of 42.9%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

New Orleans has a mark of 2-3 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pelicans are hitting on 44.1% from the field, which ranks them 22nd in the league. New Orleans has accounted for 526 points on the campaign (105.2 per game) and they grab 43.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 25.0 times per game (19th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.4 times per contest. The Pelicans commit 18.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Pelicans are ranked 16th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.4. They are forcing 15.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (20th in basketball). The New Orleans defense concedes 37.4% on shots from distance (71 of 190) and opponents are converting on 75.7% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 28.6 assists and 44.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 28th and 16th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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