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Indiana Pacers vs New Orleans Pelicans Final — October 21, 2026

Indiana Pacers logo
Indiana Pacers
123
Top scorer Pascal Siakam62 games
FINAL
New Orleans Pelicans logo
New Orleans Pelicans
120
Top scorer Trey Murphy III66 games
Wednesday, October 21 · 8:10 PM ET
INDOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)NO
27th109.0
Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions
112.020th
27th112.4
PPG
115.516th
INDDefenseNO
25th116.7
Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions
116.424th
25th120.4
Opp PPG
120.024th
INDTeamNO
26th−7.7
Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating
−4.421st
INDLast 10 gamesNO
-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
Game by game
+4+4+4+1+1+1+1+1+1+1
0-10
Last 10
10-0
-11
Net points
+19
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
INDRest & travelNO
5 days
Days of rest
5 days
714 mi1,148 km
Travel to the game
Home
−1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
INDKey injuriesNO
Aaron Nesmith GOut
Players out or limited
None listed
About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 21, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Pacers visited the Pelicans on Wednesday, October 21 at 8:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Pacers scored 112.4 points per game (27th of 30) and allowed 120.4 (25th). The Pelicans scored 115.5 points per game (16th of 30) and allowed 120.0 (24th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Pacers 109.0 (27th), Pelicans 112.0 (20th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Pacers 116.7 (25th), Pelicans 116.4 (24th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Pacers −7.7 (26th), Pelicans −4.4 (21st). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Pacers closed as 2.5-point road favorites, with the Pelicans getting the points at home. The spread opened at Pacers -3.5. The total closed at 238.5, down from 242.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Pacers -145, Pelicans +120) prices the Pacers at 57% and the Pelicans at 43%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Indiana Pacers 123, New Orleans Pelicans 120

Indiana Pacers won by 3.

  • Against the closing spread (New Orleans Pelicans +2.5): Indiana Pacers covered.
  • Combined score 243 vs the closing total of 238.5: Over.
  • Indiana Pacers closed at -145 on the moneyline (a 57% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 1
OpenPelicans +3.5 (-107)
Pacers -3.5 (-115)
ClosePelicans +2.5 (-105)
Pacers -2.5 (-115)
Totaldown 4
Open242.5 (o -107 / u -114)
Close238.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenPacers -155 58%
Pelicans +130 42%
ClosePacers -145 57%
Pelicans +120 43%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

Indiana Pacers logo
Pacers
62 games · Pascal Siakam
  • Points per game24.020th
  • Rebounds per game6.659th
  • Assists per game3.869th
  • Minutes per game33.2
57 games · Andrew Nembhard
  • Points per game16.972nd
  • Rebounds per game2.8270th
  • Assists per game7.78th
  • Minutes per game31.3
New Orleans Pelicans logo
Pelicans
66 games · Trey Murphy III
  • Points per game21.528th
  • Rebounds per game5.775th
  • Assists per game3.871st
  • Minutes per game35.5
62 games · Zion Williamson
  • Points per game21.032nd
  • Rebounds per game5.776th
  • Assists per game3.2105th
  • Minutes per game29.7

2025-26 regular-season per-game averages, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 389 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 9 times since 2022: the Pacers won 5 and the Pelicans 4.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jan 16, 2026Pelicans 119, Pacers 127
Pacers won

Dec 20, 2025Pacers 109, Pelicans 128
Pelicans won

Dec 15, 2024Pelicans 104, Pacers 119
Pacers won

Nov 25, 2024Pelicans 110, Pacers 114
Pacers won

Nov 1, 2024Pacers 118, Pelicans 125
Pelicans won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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New Orleans Pelicans

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