Situational Rout NBA 10*
(NBA) Indiana vs. New Orleans, 03/01/2024 8:00 PM, Score: 102 - 129
Point Spread: -5.50 | -100.00 New Orleans (Home)
Result: Win
ASA top play on 10* New Orleans Pelicans -5.5 vs Indiana Pacers, 8:10 PM ET - These two teams just met in Indianapolis with the Pacers winning 123-114 as a 4-point favorite. The Pelicans went into that game having played the night before in New York and they were playing their 3rd in four nights and 5th game in 7 days. Indiana was off the night before and had played 3 straight home games prior. The Pelicans will get a measure of revenge on their home court tonight where they are 17-12 SU with the 11th best average point differential of +5.5PPG. New Orleans has the 7th best defensive efficiency rating on their home court allowing 1.120PPP. Indiana has a negative road differential of minus -1.9PPG and an overall SU record of 14-14. The Pacers defense on the road is one of the worst in the NBA as they give up 1.206-points per possession. New Orleans has the 3rd best spread record in the NBA when coming off a loss at 15-8-1 ATS with an average +/- of +6.7PPG. The Pacers clearly have a great offense with the best FG% in the NBA but the Pelicans have the 6th best shooting defense in the league allowing 46.3%. New Orleans is also the best team in the NBA defending the 3-point line and can limit the Pacers 5th ranked 3-points shooting.