After losing to the Phoenix Suns last Saturday, the Indiana Pacers will continue their road trip to New Orleans. They will face the 17-28 Pelicans, who just won their last game against the New York Knicks.
The Pacers will continue to be shorthanded in the point guard department, as the team announced Malcolm Brogdon will be shut down for at least 10 days to rest his sore right Achilles.
“We’ve been a team that battles pretty much all year. If we’re having lulls, we’ll find some guys that’ll pick it up and get down and dirty. For the most part, this team plays hard”, Carlise said postgame.
Lance Stephenson is coming off the best game he has played in a while on Saturday. He scored 17 points on 7/9 shooting and had 3 rebounds as well. He hadn’t scored double-digit points since playing Boston on Jan.10th.
Yesterday was the final day of Lance Stephenson’s standard 10-day contract he signed on January 14. He will have to sign a new deal today to continue to play for the blue and gold this season. His 17 point performance came at the right time.
Pacers at Pelicans Odds, Spread, Over/Under & Betting Pick
The latest odds from WynnBET (sign up with this link) have the pelicans as -3.0 favorites at home against the visiting Pacers. New Orleans stands as a -145 moneyline favorite while Indiana is currently a +120 moneyline underdog.
The over/under for this contest has been set at 219.5. The oddsmakers are anticipating a shootout.
Projected Pacers Starting Lineup Tonight
SF: Justin Holiday
PF: Torrey Craig
C: Goga Bitadze
SG: Caris LeVert
PG: Keifer Sykes
Injury Report
Pacers: Malcolm Brogdon (sore Achilles) is OUT and Caris LeVert (calf) is QUESTIONABLE after missing a few games. Starting big men Domantas Sabonis (ankle) and Myles Turner (foot) will be OUT. T.J. McConnell (wrist) and T.J. Warren (foot) remain without a timetable to return.
Pelicans: Graham, Devonte’ – Questionable Injury/Illness – Left Ankle, Ingram, Brandon – Out Injury/Illness, Lewis Jr., Kira – Out Injury/Illness – Right Knee ACL/MCL; Sprain, Louzada, Didi Out – G League – On Assignment, Marshall, Naji Out G League – On Assignment, Murphy III, Trey – Out G League – On Assignment, Williamson, Zion – Out Injury/Illness – Right Foot; Fracture
Indiana Pacers at New Orleans Pelicans Prediction
Both teams will be without their best players for this contest, so it will come down to what bench plays better.
One bright spot for the Pacers through these injury troubles has been Chris Duarte and their other young talent getting real NBA minutes to develop. Chris Duarte is averaging 19.8 PPG, 5.8 RPG, and 4.0 APG in his last four games played.
He will be a huge factor in this game if Indiana wants to keep afloat in New Orleans.
The Pelicans will be without Brandon Ingram and possibly Devonte’ Graham. They will look at the mismatch Jonas Valančiūnas will have with Sabonis out of the game with a sprained ankle. Goga Bitadze will likely start for Indiana, so he will be put to the test tonight.
Make your pick now on WynnBET.
Pacers 97, Pelicans 91
What channel is the Indiana Pacers game on?
Monday’s contest will air on Bally Sports Indiana (Indianapolis) and will tip-off at 8:00 PM ET.
Pacers Next Game and Schedule
Indiana will head back to the Fieldhouse to host Charlotte for their next game. The Pacers then hit the road again for a back-to-back against Oklahoma City and Dallas.
Jan. 28 @ Oklahoma City
Jan. 29 @ Dallas
Jan. 31 vs LA Clippers
Feb. 2 vs Orlando