Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/5/2021

The Indiana Pacers (12-10) are slight favorites against the New Orleans Pelicans (8-12) on February 5, 2021 in a game expected to be a tight matchup. Indiana and Malcolm Brogdon are a 1-point favorite against Zion Williamson and New Orleans. A 228-point total has been set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 7:00 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-IN

Betting Suggestions:

Pacers vs. Pelicans Betting Data

Pacers Betting Data

• Indiana is 11-11 against the spread this season, covering half of the time.
• When they are at least 1-point favorites, the Pacers have a record ATS of 7-8.
• Indiana usually hits the over, topping the point total in 14 of 22 games (63.6%).

Pelicans Betting Data

• New Orleans has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 8-12.
• The Pelicans have a losing record (3-7) when they're at least 1-point underdogs.
• New Orleans hit the over in 65% of its games (13 of 20 games).

Point Total Insights

• Indiana's games this season have gone over the point total for Friday's matchup point total (228 points) in 50% of opportunities (11 out of 22 matchups).
• In New Orleans' games this season, the competing teams added up to a higher point total than Friday's matchup total in nine out of 20 matchups (45%).
• The Pacers average 113.9 points per game against the Pelicans' 111.1, amounting to three points under the matchup's over/under of 228.
• These two teams give up a combined 224.6 points per game, 3.4 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in Pacers games is 1.9 points fewer than the over/under of 228 points in this contest.
• A difference of 4.4 points separates this matchup's over/under (228 points) and the average total points bet in Pelicans' games (223.6 points) this season.

Previous Matchups

Indiana and New Orleans have won five games apiece in their last 10 meetings against each other, while the Pelicans are 2-1 against the spread when playing the Pacers.

Pacers Players to Watch

• Brogdon leads the Pacers in points and assists per game, scoring 22.4 points and distributing 6.8 assists.
• Domantas Sabonis leads Indiana in rebounding, pulling down 12.0 rebounds per game while also scoring 21.6 points a contest.
• Brogdon makes more threes per game than any other member of the Pacers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.9 per contest.
• T.J. McConnell and Myles Turner lead Indiana on the defensive end, with McConnell leading the team in steals averaging 1.7 per game and Turner in blocks averaging 3.8 per contest.

Pelicans Players to Watch

• Williamson sits at the top of the Pelicans scoring leaderboard with 23.7 points per game. He also collects 7.5 rebounds and dishes out 2.5 assists per game.
• The New Orleans leaders in rebounding and assists are Steven Adams with 9.9 rebounds per game (he also adds 8.7 points and 2.6 assists per game) and Brandon Ingram with 4.7 assists per game (he also tacks on 23.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game).
• Lonzo Ball is reliable from distance and leads the Pelicans with 2.5 made threes per game.
• New Orleans' leader in steals is Ball with 1.5 per game, and its leader in blocks is Ingram with 1.0 per game.

Injury Report

Pacers:

T.J. Warren: Out (Foot),

Caris LeVert: Out (Kidney)

Pelicans:

Naji Marshall: Day To Day (Ankle)