NBA Odds: Pacers vs. Pelicans prediction, odds and pick

Indiana Pacers (17-16) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (20-12) on Monday night at 8:10 pm ET. Indiana has won three of their last five games and is eighth in the Eastern Conference. New Pelicans have won two straight games to maintain their third place in Western Conference and are 17-15 against the spread. The Pacers won the previous meeting 129-122 in Indiana.

Indiana Pacers are coming off back-to-back road victories over Boston and Miami. Tyrese Haliburton is having a breakout season for the Pacers. Buddy Hield is quietly having one of the best seasons of his career. The Pelicans are missing a few key players. The Pacers should cover the spread. They are the team that drafted Hiddens. He is an elite outside shooter who makes 41% of threes on over nine attempts per game.

The Pelicans are missing Brandon Ingram, Herb Jones, and Zion Williams. They need their role players to step up and carry the load. Last week, CJ McCollum scored 40 points in their win over the Spurs. Jonas Valaciunas has averaged 21 PPG and 11.7 RPG in the last three games. He also had a game against the Bucks when he scored 37 points and pulled down 18 rebounds.

Indiana has already picked up two big wins over Boston and Miami on their current road trip. New Orleans is missing some key players tonight.

Indiana Pacers are +2.5 to win against the New Orleans Pelicans.