2024-03-01 21:00:57
Who’s Playing
Indiana Pacers @ New Orleans Pelicans
Current Records: Indiana 34-26, New Orleans 35-25
How To Watch
- When: Friday, March 1, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Smoothie King Center — New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: Bally Sports Midwest – Indiana
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $8.00
What to Know
The Pacers have enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off once morest the New Orleans Pelicans at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday at Smoothie King Center. The Pacers are expected to lose this one by five points, so we’ll see if that gives them a bit of motivation.
Last Wednesday, Indiana earned a 123-114 win over the Pelicans.
The Pacers got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Pascal Siakam out in front who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Indiana has been performing well recently as they’ve won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 34-26 record this season. As for New Orleans, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 35-25.
Friday’s matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: The Pacers just can’t miss this season, having made 51% of their shots per game (they’re ranked first in field goal percentage overall). However, it’s not like the Pelicans struggle in that department as they’ve made 48.7% of their shots this season. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Pacers were able to grind out a solid win over the Pelicans when the teams last played on Wednesday, winning 123-114. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pacers since the team won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Odds
New Orleans is a 5-point favorite once morest Indiana, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Pelicans as a 4.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 238.5 points.
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Series History
New Orleans and Indiana both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Feb 28, 2024 – Indiana 123 vs. New Orleans 114
- Dec 26, 2022 – New Orleans 113 vs. Indiana 93
- Nov 07, 2022 – Indiana 129 vs. New Orleans 122
- Jan 24, 2022 – New Orleans 117 vs. Indiana 113
- Nov 20, 2021 – Indiana 111 vs. New Orleans 94
- Feb 05, 2021 – New Orleans 114 vs. Indiana 113
- Jan 04, 2021 – Indiana 118 vs. New Orleans 116
- Feb 08, 2020 – New Orleans 124 vs. Indiana 117
- Dec 28, 2019 – New Orleans 120 vs. Indiana 98
- Feb 22, 2019 – Indiana 126 vs. New Orleans 111
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