Pacers vs Pelicans Prediction 1/16/26 NBA Picks Today

The New Orleans Pelicans and Indiana Pacers meet Friday in NBA action at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Here’s a Pacers vs Pelicans Prediction. This article will include a Pacers vs Pelicans Pick.

New Orleans Pelicans Betting Preview

The New Orleans Pelicans lost to the Nuggets, beat the Nets, and they play the Rockets next. The Pelicans have lost 11 of their last 13 games.

The New Orleans Pelicans are averaging 114.9 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 122.2 points on 48.6 percent shooting. Zion Williamson is averaging 22.4 points and 5.7 rebounds, while Trey Murphy III is averaging 22.2 points and 6.2 rebounds. Jordan Poole is the third double-digit scorer and Saddiq Bey is dishing 2.3 assists. The New Orleans Pelicans are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 78.2 percent from the free-throw line. The New Orleans Pelicans are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.5 rebounds per game.

Indiana Pacers Betting Preview

The Indiana Pacers beat the Celtics, lost to the Raptors, and they play the Pistons next. The Pacers have won 3 of their last 4 games.

The Indiana Pacers are averaging 110.6 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 118.3 points on 48.3 percent shooting. Pascal Siakam is averaging 23.6 points and 6.9 rebounds, while Bennedict Mathurin is averaging 17.8 points and 5.5 rebounds. Andrew Nembhard is the third double-digit scorer, and Obi Toppin is grabbing 6.7 rebounds. The Indiana Pacers are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 77.6 percent from the free-throw line. The Indiana Pacers are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.8 rebounds per game.

Why the Indiana Pacers will win

• The home team has won each of the last 10 games between the Pelicans and Pacers.
• The Pelicans have lost each of their last 11 games as underdogs.
• The favorites have covered the spread in each of the Pelicans’ last nine games.
• The Pelicans have failed to cover the spread in each of their last seven games as underdogs.

Why the New Orleans Pelicans will win

• The Pacers have lost each of their last eight home games following a loss.
• The underdogs have won each of the Pacers’ last four games.
• The Pacers have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last eight games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse against Southwest Division opponents that held a losing record.
• The underdogs have covered the spread in each of the Pacers’ last five games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of the Pacers’ last six home games have gone UNDER the total points line.
• Each of the Pelicans’ last four night games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.

Indiana Pacers Player Facts

• Jay Huff ranks 1st amongst qualified players for blocks per 36 minutes (3.9) this season.
• T.J. McConnell ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for assists per 36 minutes (10.2) this season.

New Orleans Pelicans Player Facts

• Trey Murphy III has scored 30+ points in two consecutive appearances – equal-longest active streak of any player in the league.
• Jeremiah Fears is one of only five players in the league to have recorded 7+ steals in a game this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Pacers rank 30th in the league for field goal percentage this season (44.2%).
• The Pacers rank 1st in the league for opponent three-point field goals made per game this season (11.4).
• The Pelicans have recorded the largest comeback win from a HT deficit this season – trailed by 22 points vs Rockets on December 18.
• The Pelicans rank 30th in the league for H2 win percentage this season (30.2%).

Pacers vs Pelicans Injury Report

The Pacers will be without Tyrese Haliburton, Obi Toppin, Bennedict Mathurin, and Isaiah Jackson.

The Pelicans will be without Dejounte Murray, Herbert Jones, and Jose Alvarado.

Pacers vs Pelicans Prediction

The Pacers are as healthy as they’ve been all season, and it’s helped produce wins in 3 of their last 4 games. The Pelicans can’t string together wins, don’t put effort in defensively. and are 3-15 SU on the road. I don’t want to lay points with the Pacers as much as the next guy, but backing the Pelicans, especially on the road, isn’t an option most nights. The favorite has covered 7 of the last 10 games between the Pacers and Pelicans. The line isn’t too steep. Because of the Pelicans issues on the road and overall lately, give me the Pacers.