Pelicans vs Pacers prediction NBA · Friday, January 16
At a glance
The Indiana Pacers (9-32) host the New Orleans Pelicans (10-33) on Friday, January 16 at 7:00 PM ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in NBA action. Final score: Pelicans 119 – Pacers 127. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Pacers a 63% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Pacers are 7-16 at home and the Pelicans are 3-15 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 3-7 for the Pacers and 2-8 for the Pelicans (current streaks: Pacers L1, Pelicans W1).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Pacers, but the Pelicans have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Pacers 118 – 114 Pelicans, a margin of about 4.2 points in favor of the Pacers and a total around 233 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Pelicans need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Pacers' defense allows clearly fewer points (117.6 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
NOIND
Top performers
Pelicans
Zion WilliamsonF · #127pts / gameZion WilliamsonF · #17assists
Derik QueenC · #2212reboundsPacers
Jay HuffC · #3229pts / game
Andrew NembhardG · #210assistsJay HuffC · #329reboundsRecent form
NOIND
IND
Team comparison
| NO | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 10-33 | Record | 9-32 |
| 113.8 | Points scored / game | 112.1 |
| 121.5 | Points allowed / game | 117.6 |
| -6.6 | Adjusted margin / game | -4.7 |
| W1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 3-7 |
| 3-15 road | Home / road record | 7-16 home |
| 21-61 (-9.4) | Last season | 50-32 (+2.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pelicans
Injury report Pacers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.