Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 12/20/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Indiana Pacers (6-20) are headed to Smoothie King Center on Saturday where they will play the New Orleans Pelicans (5-22).

The Pacers took the court against the Wizards and took a loss by a score of 108-89 in their last game. Indiana walked away from the contest with a 36.9% FG percentage (31 out of 84) and buried 10 of 39 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Pacers made 17 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. In reference to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 41 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 20 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Pertaining to defending, Indiana allowed the other team to go 46.1% from the field on 41 of 89 shooting. Washington recorded 19 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Washington grabbed 56 rebounds (17 offensive, 39 defensive) and got 7 blocked shots. Washington ended up going 61.5% at the free throw line by making 16 of their 26 attempts. They made 10 out of their 28 attempts from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Pacers walked away with 18 while the Wizards accumulated 21 personal fouls.

Bennedict Mathurin is one player who played a role for the contest. He racked up 15 points on 3 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and grabbed 4 rebounds. Mathurin finished 33.3% from the field and also earned 2 dimes.

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Indiana will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-20 this year. They are averaging 110.2 pts per contest (30th in the league) while shooting 43.0% from the field. The Pacers are connecting on 32.9% on shots from 3-point land (313 of 951) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is snagging 43.9 boards per game and has accounted for 609 assists for the campaign, which is 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 22.8 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Pacers are able to force 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.1 fouls. They are 7th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 642 surrendered this year. The Pacers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.5% (1,094 of 2,301) and they surrender 47.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 33.4% on 3-point shots while they are 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (118.3).

For their last game, the Pelicans got the victory with a final of 114-104 when they played the Bulls. In the matter of rebounds, New Orleans allowed Chicago to grab 43 in total (13 offensive). They went 26.5% from downtown by going 13 out of 49 and finished the game at 15 of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). The Pelicans permitted the Bulls to convert 38 out of their 92 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 41.3% in this game. In all, the Pelicans shot 43 for 93 from the field which had them shooting 46.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, New Orleans made 8 out of 33 tries (24.2%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. The Bulls committed 24 fouls in this contest which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They also gave up possession 15 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Pelicans were able to collect 39 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 53 for this game.

Jeremiah Fears ended up having an impact for the Pelicans in this matchup. He buried 7 of 13 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. Jeremiah had 20 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in the game.

New Orleans has a record of 5-22 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are shooting 46.1% from the field, which ranks 20th in the league. New Orleans has accounted for 3,083 points for the campaign (114.2 per game) and they snag 42.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 24.7 times per game (27th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per game. The Pelicans have committed 20.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.4% from the charity stripe.

The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 28th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 122.8. They are forcing 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 49.3% from the field (29th in the league). The New Orleans defense gives up 36.3% from downtown (412 of 1,136) and their opponents are making 81.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 28.8 assists and 44.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 27th and 19th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New Orleans and under the total points

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