NBA Best Bets: Pacers vs. Pelicans Picks for December 15
Published 11:33 am Saturday, December 14, 2024
The New Orleans Pelicans (5-21) are 5.5-point underdogs as they look to end a 12-game road slide when they square off against the Indiana Pacers (11-15) on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The matchup airs at 5:00 PM ET on FDSIN and Gulf Coast Sports.
Why don’t you check out the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Sunday’s game, before you place a wager on this contest?
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Pacers vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET
- Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: FDSIN and Gulf Coast Sports
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Pacers vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Pacers (- 5.5)
- Indiana has covered the spread nine times in 26 games.
- Against the spread, New Orleans is 10-16-0 this season.
- The Pacers have two wins ATS (2-7) as a 5.5-point favorite or greater this year.
- As 5.5-point underdogs or greater, the Pelicans are 6-8 against the spread.
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Pick OU:
Over (222.5)
- Pacers games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 222.5 points 20 times.
- The Pelicans have played 14 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 222.5 points.
- Indiana has an average total of 231.8 in its contests this year, 9.3 more points than this game’s over/under.
- New Orleans has had an average of 222.5 points scored in its games so far this season, zero points fewer than this game’s over/under.
- The Pelicans are the NBA’s 19th-highest scoring team this season compared to the seventh-ranked Pacers.
- The Pacers are the league’s 28th-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 26th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Pacers (-250)
- The Pacers have entered the game as favorites 16 times this season and won seven, or 43.8%, of those games.
- The Pelicans have been underdogs in 19 games this season and have come away with the win three times (15.8%) in those contests.
- Indiana has a record of 3-3 when it’s favored by -250 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +195 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 71.4% chance of a victory for the Pacers.
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