New Orleans Pelicans vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 12/15/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Indiana Pacers (10-15) welcome the New Orleans Pelicans (5-21) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday.

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-109 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Pelicans ended up finishing with 22 while the Kings racked up 19 fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 33 tries from three-point range. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 93.1% at the charity stripe by making 27 of their 29 tries. Furthermore, Sacramento collected 50 rebounds (17 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Sacramento doled out 24 assists and had 12 steals in the game. When discussing the defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to go 40.2% from the field on 37 out of 92 shooting. They also distributed 22 dimes in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 43 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Pelicans knocked down 17 of 20 tries for a rate of 85.0%. New Orleans finished with a 47.0% field goal percentage (39 of 83) and made 14 out of their 37 shots from downtown.

CJ McCollum is one guy who was a factor in this game. He ended up scoring 36 points on 14 of 24 shooting. He played 37 mins and also totaled 3 rebounds. McCollum finished 58.3% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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New Orleans will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 5-21 on the season. They turn it over 15.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, New Orleans is snagging 43.0 boards per game and has earned 617 assists on the campaign, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing. The Pelicans are hitting 32.9% on three-point shots (285 of 865) and 76.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 105.1 pts per contest (30th in basketball) while going 43.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Pelicans have forced 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 30th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 739 surrendered for the campaign. The Pelicans defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.3% (1,131 of 2,343) and they concede 45.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 36.8% on three-point shots and they are ranked 23rd in basketball in PPG allowed (116.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pacers took a loss by a final score of 113-109 when they faced the Hornets. The Pacers were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 29 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. The Hornets committed 18 fouls in the game which got the Pacers to the free throw line for 15 shots. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 86.7%. With respect to three-point attempts, Indiana made 12 out of 36 attempts (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pacers finished 42 out of 82 from the floor which had them shooting 51.2%. The Pacers allowed the Hornets to bury 40 out of 78 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.3% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 48.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 14 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 26 from the free throw line (73.1%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Indiana allowed Charlotte to collect 45 in total (10 on the offensive side).

T.J. McConnell was important for the Pacers for the game. McConnell had 30 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 6 dimes for this contest. He made 14 of 19 for this game for a field goal percentage of 73.7%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Indiana has a record of 10-15 this season. The Pacers commit 20.1 fouls per game and they hit 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 27.1 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.1 times per game. Indiana has accounted for 2,850 pts on the season (114.0 per contest) and they collect 39.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Pacers are connecting on 48.7% from the floor, which is 6th in the league.

The Indiana defense allows 36.9% on 3-pointers (342 of 926) and their opponents are connecting on 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.5 dimes and 43.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 19th and 11th in basketball. The Pacers on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the NBA in PPG given up with 118.2. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.6% from the floor (29th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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