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2024 NBA Playoff Handicapping OKC Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans
(17-5) OKC Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans (5-18)
Date: Saturday, December 7th
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Venue: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LO
Moneyline NBA Odds: Thunder -325 | Pelicans +269 (Bet Now!)
NBA ATS Betting Odds: Thunder -8
Today’s NBA Betting Total (O/U): 223.5
Saturday offers the second of four scheduled contests between the OKC Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans. OKC took the initial meeting 106-88.
Both teams last played on Thursday with the Thunder crushing the Raptors 129-92 while the Pelicans shocked the Suns winning 126-124.
Season Series
The Thunder won two of the three matches between the Western Conference rivals last season and OKC also holds the all-time record between the squads with 43 victories in 75 matches.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Friday, December 6th Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Saturday, December 7th.
OKC Thunder
A clear sign of a contender is a team that dominates versus lower-tier clubs and is competitive versus the upper echelon. If that’s the recipe then the Thunder are right on track for a deep playoff run.
Case in point, of the 22 matches OKC has played they are 7-0 against teams under .500 and are 10-5 against teams above .500
Thunder Stats
The Thunder ranks sixth on offense (115.1), and first on defense (103.2) while they offer a plus +12.0 net differential also registering first overall.
In terms of the Thunder’s performance against the spread, they are one of the better bets this season with a 13-9 record.
Thunder Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Jaylin Williams (OUT indefinitely — hamstring)
- Chet Holmgren, PF (OUT indefinitely — hip)
- Ousmane Dieng, SF (downgraded to OUT — finger)
- Nikola Topic, PG (OUT indefinitely — knee)
New Orleans Pelicans
Even without Kevin Durant in the lineup, the Suns were favored to beat the Pelicans. However, the team that played Thursday had all but one (Zion Williamson) originally slated starter back from injury.
THIS was what pundits were anticipating when the season began and it wouldn’t be surprising for the Pels to become much more competitive now that Ingram, McCollum, Jones, and Murray are back from injury.
Pelicans Stats
The Pelicans rank 29th offensively (105.8), and 28th defensively (118.0) while posting a minus -12.2 net differential that also ranks 29th overall.
New Orleans’ early struggles are reflected in their 8-15 record against the spread through 23 contests.
Pelicans Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Zion Williamson, PF (OUT indefinitely— hamstring)
- Daniel Theis, C (questionable — neck)
- Jose Alvarado, PG (OUT indefinitely — hamstring)
- Karlo Matkovic, PF (questionable — back)
- Jordan Hawkins, SG (OUT indefinitely — back)
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Thunder vs. Pelicans NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Thunder are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
- Oklahoma City are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
- Also, the Thunder are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games against New Orleans.
- By comparison, the Pelicans are 7-13 ATS in their last 20 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans’ last 7 games.
- Additionally, the Pelicans are 0-11 ATS in their last 11 games when hosting OKC.
Free NBA Prediction:
OKC is playing some of the best most intense defense witnessed in several seasons in the NBA. Meanwhile, New Orleans was snakebitten by injury through the first quarter.
Although the Pels system and identity is a work in progress there is still time for this club to shift its journey. As pundits opine on the impact and effect of OG Anunoby’s defense, Herb Jones is the equivalent for the Pels.
So while I like the Thunder to win, I also like Jones to have a major impact – – therefore I’ll take the points.
4* Free Thunder vs. Pelicans NBA Betting Pick: Pelicans +8
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NBA Tweet Of The Day
“That’s our heart and soul.”
B.I. on having Herb back pic.twitter.com/5TSXGEUQjI
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 6, 2024
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