Indiana Pacers visit New Orleans Pelicans early in the season. Neither team has a regular-season result yet, so our read leans on last season's games: Pacers went L-L-W-L-L and Pelicans went L-L-W-L-L over their last five.
The model leans toward Pelicans: about 70% to win, with a projected score of Indiana Pacers 111, New Orleans Pelicans 117. These are model estimates built from past results, not guarantees.
The teams have met 5 times in our recent records. Pacers lead 3-2, and the average margin has been 0.2 points in favor of Pacers.
On the injury report, T.J. McConnell (IND), Johnny Furphy (IND), and Aaron Nesmith (IND) are listed as out.