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2023 NBA Handicapping – OKC Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans
(40-42) OKC Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans (42-40)
Date: Wednesday, April 12th
Time: 9:30 PM EST
Venue: Smoothie King Center
Moneyline NBA Odds: Thunder +185 | Pelicans -215 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Pelicans -5.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 228.5
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The NBA Playoff Tournament continues with the ninth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans hosting the 10th-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.
Whoever wins this match will play the loser of the Wolves in another one-game elimination that will determine the final Western playoff team and a trip to Denver to face the top-seeded Nuggets.
ATS
At this time, the Thunder are 47-34-1 overall against the spread this season and they are 23-17-1 ATS as the away team. Additionally, the Pelicans are 39-41-2 against the spread this season. Also, they are 23-17-1 ATS as the home team
Season Series
New Orleans won the season series 3-1 with victories on November 28th (105-101), December 23rd (128-125 in OT), and February 13th (103-100) while the Thunder won the final meeting on March 11th (110-96).
Notably, in the four meetings versus the Thunder the Pelicans only one of the big three (Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum) was on the court.
Last season, the squads played three times with the Thunder winning two of the three contests. The Thunder hold the all-time record having bested the Pelicans in 40 of their 71 matches.
OKC Thunder
Although the Thunder collected just a single victory versus the Pelicans they were in every match never losing by more than four points.
Moreover, rising star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander feasted against the Pels averaging 33.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.25 assists, 2.25 steals, and 12.25 free throws.
Stats
Offensively, the Thunder scores 117.5 points per game ranking fifth while shooting 46.5% from the field and 35.6% from deep ranking 24th and 17th respectively.
Meanwhile, OKC limits opponents to 116.4 points per game ranking 19th with them shooting 47.4% from the field and 35.8% from deep ranking 17th and 15th respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Aleksej Pokusevski, SF ( OUT —knee)
- Kenrich Williams SF (OUT for season —wrist: scapholunate ligament surgery)
- Chet Holmgren, PF (OUT for season— foot)
New Orleans Pelicans
While Williamson had the Pelicans in a position to win home-court seeding and even flirted with winning the Conference his hamstring injury coupled with untimely absences by Ingram, McCollum, and Jose Alvarado derailed that plan.
Williamson and Ingram played together in just 12 games as Zion missed 53 games while Ingram missed 37 matches. After the All-Star Break, Ingram averaged 27.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 6.9 assists while shooting 49.9% from the field and 37% from deep.
That remains the great outlier — if the Pelicans can ascend into the playoffs and Zion returns could they be a dark horse to upset the Nuggets?
Stats
Presently, the Pelicans rank 15th for scoring averaging 114.4 points per game while shooting 48% from the field and 36.4% from the perimeter ranking 11th and 15th respectively.
Defensively, the Pelicans allow opponents to score 112.5 points per game, ranking ninth. New Orleans holds their opponents to 47.2% from the field ranking 12th and boasts the best perimeter opponent ranking 33.9%.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Zion Williamson, PF (OUT indefinitely — hamstring)
- Jose Alvarado PG (OUT indefinitely — tibia)
- E.J. Liddell, PF (OUT indefinitely — knee)
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OKC Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Thunder are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games.
- Also, the Thunder are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games against New Orleans.
- By comparison, the Pelicans are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games.
- In conclusion, the Pelicans are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.
Free OKC Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Prediction:
Considering everything that occurred in Minnesota on Sunday, the Pelicans should’ve won that game. Instead, they allowed the Wolves to rally from a deficit while missing two of their best defenders and now are forced to win twice to keep their postseason hopes alive.
Only four players on OKC have playoff experience — Dario Saric (24), SGA (13), Lu Dort (7), and Isaiah Joe (11) cumulatively less than McCollum’s 63 playoff matches.
Given the experience and depth of the Pelicans coupled with playing at home the logical assumption is the Pelicans will be victorious. But it would be unwise to underestimate the scrappy Thunder who are playing with house money.
SGA led his national team this summer, is playoff tested and his game is tailor-made for the postseason.
Defenders could be the x-factors as Herb Jones seeks to limit SGA while Lu Dort will shadow the much lengthier Ingram.
Two others of note are Jonas Valanciunas because OKC doesn’t have anyone to guard him and keep an eye on rookie Jalen (Santa Clara) Williams who deserves consideration for RoY (no really).
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