NBA

New Orleans Pelicans vs Indiana Pacers

Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 00:10 UTC

New Orleans Pelicans host Indiana Pacers in the NBA on Thursday, October 22, 2026, starting at 00:10 UTC. Here is how the two teams stack up — the head-to-head history, current form and the latest bookmaker odds — ahead of the BetEX AI verdict on this game.

Head-to-head record

These two sides have met 10 times in our head-to-head records, with 4 wins for New Orleans Pelicans against 6 for Indiana Pacers. Historically, then, Indiana Pacers have had the better of this fixture. Meetings between the two average 228.0 points per game. Their most recent meetings on record: New Orleans Pelicans 129-102 Indiana Pacers (2024-03-02); Indiana Pacers 123-114 New Orleans Pelicans (2024-02-29); New Orleans Pelicans 113-93 Indiana Pacers (2022-12-27).

DateHomeScoreAway
2024-03-02New Orleans Pelicans129-102Indiana Pacers
2024-02-29Indiana Pacers123-114New Orleans Pelicans
2022-12-27New Orleans Pelicans113-93Indiana Pacers
2022-11-08Indiana Pacers129-122New Orleans Pelicans
2022-01-25New Orleans Pelicans117-113Indiana Pacers

Recent form

New Orleans Pelicans come into this one having won 1 and lost 0 of their last 1 (W). Over that run they have scored 126 points and conceded 111. That works out to a 100% form rating over the period.

Indiana Pacers come into this one having won 0 and lost 1 of their last 1 (L). Over that run they have scored 130 points and conceded 134. That works out to a 0% form rating over the period.

Team statistics

New Orleans Pelicans carry an Elo rating of 1387 in our model, and have won 10% of their recent games. Indiana Pacers carry an Elo rating of 1301 in our model, and have won 30% of their recent games.

New Orleans Pelicans

Recent formLLWLLLLLLL
Win rate10%
Elo rating1387
Avg scored (recent)115.9
Avg conceded (recent)126.3

Indiana Pacers

Recent formLLWLLLWWLL
Win rate30%
Elo rating1301
Avg scored (recent)118.1
Avg conceded (recent)119.7

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