Final · Wed, Oct 21, 8:00 PM ET

Indiana Pacers at New Orleans Pelicans:IND 19-63@NOP 26-56

stats from the 2025-26 regular seasonINDFirst game of the seasonNOPFirst game of the season

Final on Oct 21, 2026, at Smoothie King Center: Pacers 123, Pelicans 120. Before this game, since 2015-16 the Pacers were 12-11 against the Pelicans in the regular season, and their meetings averaged 220.3 total points. Their previous meeting was on Jan 16, 2026: Pacers 127, Pelicans 119.

Team comparison

Each line runs from the #30 team to the #1. The tick is the league middle. Hover a stat to see what it means.

StatIND#30#1NOP

#2923.2%31.7%#23

#26−8.0−4.7#21

#28111.0114.4#21

#23119.0119.1#25

#27112.4115.5#16

#25120.4120.0#24

#11232.8235.5#6

#8101.0100.3#11

#2353.4%52.8%#27

#1512.7%12.2%#8

#2921.4%26.7%#8

#220.1980.224#7

#2211.7%12.4%#18

#1442.3%35.7%#26

Market · game total points

From 2026-27 team stats

Projected before tip-off

234.5

Likely range

216 to 253

League average 230.6 · pace +3.9 · team strength −0.1 pts

Total points line (over / under)

Enter the sportsbook’s total. We estimate the chance the game goes over or under.

● Over 234.5

50%

fair odds +100

● Under 234.5

50%

fair odds −100

Accounts for home court and the pace both teams set. No 2026-27 games yet: based on the 2025-26 season. How accurate is this? An estimate, not betting advice.

IND · last 15 games

Game total points · over 234.5 in 6 of 15

Over
Under

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line 234.5

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NOP · last 15 games

Game total points · over 234.5 in 9 of 15

Over
Under

0100200300400

line 234.5

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Points allowed by position

Per game in 2025-26, each position combined · #1 gives up the least

Defense	vs Guards	vs Forwards	vs Centers
IND	60.3 #27 +3.1 vs league	43.9 #20 +1.1 vs league	18.5 #21 +0.7 vs league
NOP	58.4 #21 +1.2 vs league	44.0 #22 +1.2 vs league	19.3 #24 +1.5 vs league

Blue = gives up more than an average defense, orange = less. No defense data for minutes.

Main players

In this game, most minutes first

Indiana Pacers	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Pascal Siakam

Defense

vs Guards

vs Forwards

vs Centers

IND

60.3 #27

+3.1 vs league

43.9 #20

+1.1 vs league

18.5 #21

+0.7 vs league

NOP

58.4 #21

+1.2 vs league

44.0 #22

+1.2 vs league

19.3 #24

+1.5 vs league

Indiana Pacers	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Pascal Siakam

Indiana Pacers

PTS

REB

AST

MIN

Pascal Siakam

New Orleans Pelicans	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Dejounte Murray G	23	3	7	34
Zion Williamson F	22	3	3	32
Trey Murphy III F	11	4	1	32