Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans odds, tips and betting trends | 3/26/2024

The Oklahoma City Thunder (49-21) go up against the New Orleans Pelicans (44-27) at 8:00 PM ET on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The matchup airs on WVUE and BSOK.

The Thunder are a slight 1-point favorite against the Pelicans. The game’s point total is set at 227.

Thunder vs. Pelicans Betting Odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 7:29 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Spread: Oklahoma City -1
  • Total: 227
  • Moneyline: Oklahoma City -117, New Orleans -102

Thunder at Pelicans odds, spread, & more

  • Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 1)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (227)

  • Prediction:
    Pelicans 116 – Thunder 114
  • Oklahoma City has won 40, or 75.5%, of the 53 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
  • This year, Oklahoma City has won 37 of 49 games when listed as at least -117 or better on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Oklahoma City has a 53.9% chance of pulling out a win.
  • New Orleans has been the moneyline underdog 27 total times this season. NOLA has gone 15-12 in those games.
  • When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer, New Orleans has gone 12-10 (54.5%).
  • New Orleans has an implied moneyline win probability of 50.5% in this matchup.
  • The Thunder score 120.3 points per game, 9.9 more points than the 110.4 the Pelicans allow.
  • When Oklahoma City totals more than 110.4 points, it is 37-18 against the spread and 44-11 overall.
  • When it scores more than 112.9 points, New Orleans is 29-12-1 against the spread and 31-11 overall.
  • Oklahoma City is 29-10-1 against the spread and 34-6 overall when it gives up fewer than 115.7 points.
  • The Thunder are the league’s fourth-ranked scoring team (120.3 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the rank eighth in points per game (110.4) in NBA action.
  • New Orleans’ squad is currently the 13th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (115.7 PPG), while Oklahoma City’s team is 13th in points allowed per game (112.9).
  • The Thunder have scored a total of 519 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 7.4 per game), and the Pelicans have out-scored opponents by 379 points on the season (5.3 more per game).

Over/Under

  • Oklahoma City’s average implied point total this year is 5.8 more points than its implied total in Tuesday’s game (119.8 implied points on average compared to 114 implied points in this game).
  • So far this season, Oklahoma City has put up more than 114 points in a game 49 times.
  • The average implied point total on the season for New Orleans (116.9) is 3.9 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (113).

How to watch Thunder vs. Pelicans

  • Game Day: Tuesday, March 26, 2024
  • Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: WVUE and BSOK
  • Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Arena: Smoothie King Center
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
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