The Oklahoma City Thunder (31-13) will try to extend a three-game road winning run at the New Orleans Pelicans (26-18) on Friday, January 26, 2024, at 8:00 PM ET.
The Pelicans are a slight 2-point favorite against the Thunder. The matchup features an over/under of 240.
Pelicans vs. Thunder Betting Odds
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- Spread: New Orleans -2
- Total: 240
- Moneyline: New Orleans -131, Oklahoma City +111
Thunder at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Thunder (+ 2)
- Pick OU:
Under (240)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 117 – Thunder 116
- New Orleans has been victorious in 14, or 58.3%, of the 24 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year, New Orleans has won 14 of 23 games when listed as at least -131 or better on the moneyline.
- New Orleans has an implied victory probability of 56.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Oklahoma City has a 9-7 record in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 56.2% of those games).
- Oklahoma City has gone 7-4 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +111 or longer (63.6%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, Oklahoma City’s implied win probability is 47.4%.
- The Pelicans score only 3.9 more points per game (117.5) than the Thunder give up (113.6).
- New Orleans is 21-5 against the spread and 20-6 overall when scoring more than 113.6 points.
- Oklahoma City has put together a 25-8 ATS record and a 26-7 overall record in games it scores more than 112.5 points.
- New Orleans’ record is 23-8-1 against the spread and 24-8 overall when it gives up fewer than 121.9 points.
- The Pelicans are at the 11th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (117.5 PPG), while the Thunder allow the 14th-fewest points per game (113.6) in the league.
- Oklahoma City is the NBA’s third-ranked offense (121.9 PPG), while New Orleans is the 11th-ranked defense (112.5).
- The Pelicans have out-scored their opponents by a total of 218 points this season (five points per game on average), and the Thunder have put up 367 more points than their opponents on the year (8.3 per game).
Over/Under
- New Orleans’ average implied point total this year is 3.6 fewer points than its implied total in Friday’s game (117.4 implied points on average compared to 121 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, New Orleans has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (121) 16 times.
- The 119.6-point average implied total on the season for Oklahoma City is 0.6 more points than the team’s 119-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Pelicans vs. Thunder
- Game Day: Friday, January 26, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSNO and KSBI
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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