The Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans are playing in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, with Game 3 next to come.
The Thunder face off against the Pelicans in a game projected to be a close matchup. The Thunder are favored by just 1 point against the Pelicans. The point total for the game is 211.
Thunder vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
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- Spread: Oklahoma City -1
- Total: 211
- Moneyline: Oklahoma City -116, New Orleans -104
Thunder at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Thunder (- 1)
- Pick OU:
Over (211)
- Prediction:
Thunder 115 – Pelicans 114
- Oklahoma City has been victorious in 47, or 77%, of the 61 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season, Oklahoma City has come away with a win 45 times in 58 chances when named as a favorite of at least -116 or better on the moneyline.
- Oklahoma City has an implied victory probability of 53.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- New Orleans has won 19 of the 33 games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (57.6%).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -104 or longer, New Orleans has a record of 19-11 (63.3%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, New Orleans’ implied win probability is 51%.
- The Thunder record 9.4 more points per game (120.1) than the Pelicans give up (110.7).
- When Oklahoma City puts up more than 110.7 points, it is 43-22 against the spread and 52-13 overall.
- New Orleans is 32-12-1 against the spread and 34-11 overall when it scores more than 112.7 points.
- Oklahoma City’s record is 35-12-1 against the spread and 41-7 overall when it allows fewer than 115.1 points.
- The Thunder are at the third spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (120.1 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the eighth-fewest points per game (110.7) in the league.
- New Orleans’ squad is currently the 13th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (115.1 PPG), while Oklahoma City’s team is 11th in points allowed per game (112.7).
- The Thunder have out-scored their opponents by a total of 608 points this season (7.4 points per game on average), and the Pelicans have put up 362 more points than their opponents on the year (4.4 per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for Oklahoma City this year is 119.4 points, 13.4 more points than its implied total of 106 points in Saturday’s game.
- This season, Oklahoma City has scored more than 106 points in a game 69 times.
- New Orleans’ average implied point total on the season (116.4 points) is 11.4 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (105 points).
How to watch Thunder vs. Pelicans
- Game Day: Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT, BSOK, and BSNO
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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