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New Orleans Pelicans 120-123 Indiana Pacers: Result, Game Stats and Our Prediction

New Orleans Pelicans 0-0
120-123Final
Indiana Pacers 0-0
New Orleans

Our picks against the result

12 of 23 right

  • Winner Indiana Pacers54% 120-123
  • First half Indiana Pacers ahead52% 66-56 at half-time
  • Total points Around average 243 points · average 231.5
  • New Orleans Pelicans points Around average 120 points · average 115.5
  • Indiana Pacers points Around average 123 points · average 115.5
  • Total points 243 points 221.5 over68% 231.5 under53% 241.5 under73%
  • Saddiq Bey 13 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST PTS under 17.564% REB under 5.558% AST under 2.572%
  • Trey Murphy III 11 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST PTS under 21.577% REB under 5.561% AST under 3.569%
  • Julian Reese did not play PTS under 11.569% REB under 10.566% AST under 1.560%
  • Andrew Nembhard 18 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST PTS under 16.575% REB under 2.552% AST under 7.571%
  • Pascal Siakam 30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST PTS under 23.564% REB under 6.562% AST under 3.566%
  • Kelly Oubre Jr. 4 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST PTS under 13.573% REB under 5.567% AST under 1.571%

Game stats

New Orleans Pelicans Indiana Pacers
  • 120 Points 123
  • 66 First half 56
  • 54 Second half 67

Points of each team: the final score, the first half and the rest of the game.

Before tip-off

What this page showed before the game: our reasons, the injury report, form and records as they were then.

Game summary

New Orleans Pelicans vs Indiana Pacers is the NBA regular-season matchup on Wednesday 21 October 2026, and our model leans to an Indiana win with the total points expected around the league's typical scoring level.

Why this pick?

Our model makes the Pacers the narrow pick, mainly because it rates them slightly the stronger team on results and the players expected to play — 23rd of 30 against New Orleans' 28th. The main point against it is home court: the game is in New Orleans, and the Pelicans arrive with four days of rest, which the model counts as a small plus for them. Indiana are short-handed too, with Aaron Nesmith, Johnny Furphy and T.J. McConnell all listed as Out. Even so, the ratings edge holds and the model's overall view keeps the Pacers ahead, which is why the call is narrow.

Total points: Both teams play faster than a typical NBA game, seventh and ninth in pace, and their games produce more points per possession than usual; the absences add a little more. Nothing pulls it down, so our model settles around the league average.

Official injury report

New Orleans Pelicans

No player who matters is listed.

Indiana Pacers

  • Out Aaron Nesmith (key player)
  • Out Johnny Furphy (rotation regular)
  • Out T.J. McConnell (rotation regular)

The report of 21 Oct, 19:00 (US Eastern time), players with real minutes only.

Last five games

New Orleans Pelicans

Indiana Pacers

Most recent first, all games of the season, overtime included.

Team facts

NOPIND
Record 0-0 0-0
At home 0-0 0-0
On the road 0-0 0-0
Conference – –
Streak – –
Days of rest 4 4
Our team rating #28 of 30 #23 of 30
Pace #7 of 30 #9 of 30

Last meetings

  • 17 Jan 2026Indiana Pacers 127-119 New Orleans Pelicans
  • 21 Dec 2025New Orleans Pelicans 128-109 Indiana Pacers
  • 15 Dec 2024Indiana Pacers 119-104 New Orleans Pelicans
  • 26 Nov 2024Indiana Pacers 114-110 New Orleans Pelicans
  • 2 Nov 2024New Orleans Pelicans 125-118 Indiana Pacers

Game details

Stage
NBA, Regular season
Tip-off
City
New Orleans

Questions and answers

What was the score of New Orleans Pelicans vs Indiana Pacers?

New Orleans Pelicans 120-123 Indiana Pacers in the NBA (Regular season) on Wednesday 21 October 2026, US date. It was 66-56 at half-time.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for New Orleans Pelicans vs Indiana Pacers right?

Yes: our pick was Indiana Pacers win, and Indiana Pacers won. 12 of our 23 picks and markets for this game were right.

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