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The Indiana Pacers and New Orleans Pelicans will square off in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. ET from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The game will broadcast live on Gulf Coast Sports.
The Pacers are 3.5-point favorites over the Pelicans on the spread, with the over/under set at 239.5 total points. The Pacers are -155 moneyline favorites to win outright, while the Pelicans are listed as +130 underdogs to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Pacers vs. Pelicans predictions and NBA picks for Wednesday, October 21.
Pacers vs Pelicans Prediction
- Pacers vs Pelicans pick: Tyrese Haliburton Over 26.5 Points & Assists (-120)
My Pacers vs. Pelicans best bet is Tyrese Haliburton to record over 26.5 PRA, with the best price currently available at DraftKings. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
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Indiana Pacers Betting Preview
I love betting on Tyrese Haliburton, and I've been doing it heavily since before he got hurt two years ago.
Haliburton looked fantastic in the preseason, and you know he's feeling healthy because he was out there talking trash on the floor.
The entire Indiana offense runs squarely through him; he is the undisputed table-setter.
With a new elite pick-and-roll partner in Ivica Zubac, Haliburton has the perfect weapon to slice and dice opposing drop coverages.
Haliburton is going to create his own shot, but his facilitation is going to generate high-floor numbers all season long.
New Orleans Pelicans Betting Preview
I am pretty low on this Pelicans team overall. I understand the theoretical ceiling if they gel and stay healthy, but I need to see it first.
What we do know is that they want to run. In preseason pace metrics, New Orleans played at the fourth-highest pace in the league.
A fast-paced, high-possession game is the dream scenario when you are holding an over ticket for an elite point guard like Haliburton.
Pacers vs Pelicans Pick, Betting Analysis
This line is simply too low, and within a few weeks, we are probably going to see this number balloon into the 29.5 or 30.5 range — I am grabbing the 26.5 now against a Pelicans team that I believe Indiana will carve up.
Because Haliburton has such high ceiling potential in both scoring and distribution, I am also sprinkling his Double-Double prop at +157 on DraftKings.
He is going to be the tip of the spear in a fast-paced game, and I expect him to cruise past this number.
Pick: Tyrese Haliburton Over 26.5 Points & Assists (-120)
