Indiana Pacers at New Orleans Pelicans
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New Orleans begins season at home against Indiana
Indiana Pacers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT
LINE: Pacers -3.5; over/under is 240.5
BOTTOM LINE: The New Orleans Pelicans host the Indiana Pacers for the season opener.
New Orleans went 26-56 overall last season while going 17-24 at home. The Pelicans averaged 115.5 points per game while allowing opponents to score 120.0 last season.
Indiana finished 19-63 overall, 15-37 in Eastern Conference play and 8-33 on the road a season ago. The Pacers averaged 7.4 steals, 4.6 blocks and 13.8 turnovers per game last season.
INJURIES
: Pelicans: None listed.Pacers: Johnny Furphy: out (acl).
Regular Season Series
Series starts 10/21
Matchup Prediction
Statistics
 IND |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| - | Streak | - |
| 0.0 | Points Against | 0.0 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Indiana Pacers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| T.J. McConnell, G | Out | Oct 20 |
| Aaron Nesmith, G | Out | Oct 20 |
| Johnny Furphy, G | Out | Feb 9 |
Pacers Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
vs  DET |
L 133-121 | |
vs  MIN |
W 123-112 | |
vs  ATL |
L 119-117 | |
@  OKC |
L 114-112 OT | |
vs  MIL |
L 128-127 OT |
MIA
WSHGame Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
Chicago
Cleveland2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Orleans |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Dallas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Houston |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 San Antonio |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Memphis |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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