Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction: We are betting on Indiana to win

Prediction for the Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans match will occur on December 16. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Indiana Pacers

The Pacers are in a much worse place this season than last when they spent the entire regular season in the playoff hunt. Rick Carlisle's team is struggling to even get into the top ten, the play-in zone of the Eastern Conference, and currently has a negative record of 11:15.

Indiana has won two of its last three games against New Orleans. The Pacers have beaten East rivals Chicago (132:123) and Philadelphia (121:107) on the road but lost at home to Charlotte (109:113), one of the conference's biggest underdogs.

New Orleans Pelicans

The Pelicans and Indiana made the playoffs last season. While the Pacers look set to repeat that feat this season, New Orleans is likely to lose any chance of ultimate success long before the end of the regular season.

Rick Carlisle's side is at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, having won just five of 26 games since the start of the regular season. Before traveling to Indianapolis, New Orleans had lost three games in a row—at home to Oklahoma (109:119) and Sacramento (109:111) and away to San Antonio (116:121).

Expert Betting Tips

The Pelicans have lost almost all of their games this season, and it makes no sense to bet on them. Rick Carlisle's team has not been at their best in the current championship, but we should not forget that they are the reigning Eastern Conference finalists and are still a dangerous opponent for any NBA club. We are betting on Indiana to win, not the highest scorer. The Pacers are still not as efficient offensively as they were in the last championship.