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Indiana Pacers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The fans at Smoothie King Center will be treated to a game between the Indiana Pacers and the New Orleans Pelicans when they take their seats on Monday.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -4.5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 128-125 result against the Thunder on December 23. The Pelicans covered in that game as a +2-point underdog, while the 253 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Indiana won its last outing, a 111-108 result against the Heat on December 23. The Pacers covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 219 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Indiana:
Team record: 16-16 SU,18-14 ATS
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Indiana's last 11 games
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Indiana home to Atlanta Tuesday, December 27
New Orleans home to Minnesota Wednesday, December 28