New Orleans Pelicans vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the site where the Indiana Pacers (6-9) will take on the New Orleans Pelicans (4-12) on Monday.

The Pelicans took the court against the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 128-100 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Pelicans ended up walking away with 11 while the Cavaliers had 16 fouls. They converted 18 out of their 42 shots from downtown. Cleveland finished the game shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 14 attempts. Additionally, Cleveland collected 52 rebounds (16 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Cleveland distributed 29 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. In regard to the defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to go 52.7% from the field on 49 out of 93 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 40 with 16 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Pelicans made 14 of 22 attempts for a rate of 63.6%. New Orleans ended the game having earned a 42.4% FG percentage (39 out of 92) and buried 8 of 31 shots from 3-point land.

Antonio Reeves is one player who played a role for the contest. Reeves went 56.0% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He played for 40 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 34 points on 14 out of 25 shooting.

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New Orleans will take the court with a win-loss record of 4-12 for the year. They are averaging 103.5 pts per game (30th in the league) while hitting 43.5% from the field. The Pelicans are hitting 34.2% on 3-point shots (175 of 512) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, New Orleans is pulling in 43.2 boards per game and has accounted for 377 assists so far this year, which is 20th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 15.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.9 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pelicans are able to force 13.6 turnovers every game and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are ranked 29th in the league in giving up assists with 438 conceded this year. The Pelicans are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 48.7% (697 of 1,431) and they concede 42.9 boards per contest as a team. They give up 38.1% on shots from distance and they are 23rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (115.4).

For their last game, the Pacers took a loss by a final score of 130-113 against the Rockets. The Pacers were able to collect 33 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this game. They coughed up the ball 23 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Rockets were called for 21 fouls for this contest which got the Pacers to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to convert 20 of them for a clip of 80.0%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Indiana converted 5 out of their 22 tries (22.7%). Overall, the Pacers shot 44 for 83 from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.0%. The Pacers permitted the Rockets to knock down 47 out of their 102 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.1% in the matchup. They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 12 of 36 and ended up shooting 24 of 33 at the free throw line (72.7%). In regard to team rebounding, Indiana allowed Houston to snag 47 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Quenton Jackson ended up being important for the Pacers in this contest. Jackson earned 24 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for the matchup. He made 10 of 12 for the matchup for a rate of 83.3%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 6-9 for the year. As an offense, the Pacers are shooting 48.9% from the floor, which is 4th in the NBA. Indiana has totaled 1,714 points this season (114.3 per game) and they grab 39.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 27.4 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.9 times per game. The Pacers are committing 21.3 fouls every game and they go 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Indiana defense surrenders 35.1% on shots from distance (195 of 555) and their opponents are converting on 79.2% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 24.0 dimes and 44.4 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 5th and 20th in the league. The Pacers on defense are ranked 25th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 118.4. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the field (20th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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