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(17-8) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans (14-15)
Date: Wednesday December 12th
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Venue: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans , LA
NBA Moneyline Odds: off
NBA Betting Odds: Thunder -2
NBA Betting Total: 232
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One of the solidest home dog plays for the Wednesday December 12th NBA slate is New Orleans hosting the OKC Thunder. Oklahoma City is listed at -2 on the road but the Pelicans are a strong 10-4 at the Smoothie King Center this season. Then again, is the value on the Thunder considering they’ve won 7 of their last 9?
OKC has climbed into 1st place in the West but they’ve shown some lapses on the road, specifically a 112-114 loss at Chicago on Friday. The Thunder also barely escaped Brooklyn before that with a 114-112 win so does New Orleans have the capabilities for an upset in this matchup?
Oklahoma City Thunder
Overall the Thunder are 7-5 on the road this season and they’re a mediocre 4-3 away from OKC over the last 7. Oklahoma City is a tough bet on the road because when they’re bad they’re really bad as in the loss to the Bulls and a 15 point defeat in Dallas. OKC can also be really good away from home though as evidenced in a 28 point win at Golden State and a 27 point win in Detroit.
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Obviously the Thunder have the talent to beat anybody – after all they are in 1st in the very tough West. Paul George has a 31 point and 47 point performance in his last three games. Russell Westbrook has a triple double in three straight games and 4 of the last 6.
New Orleans has held 6 of 8 opponents to under 110 points. The Thunder have the leagues’ 12th ranked scoring offense and have been showing solid depth lately with 10 players logging over 10 minutes in Monday’s win over Utah. That should aid the 1 day turnaround and travel for OKC.
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For as talented as the Thunder offense has been this season – it’s their defense that is the real surprise. OKC has compiled a top 5 unit in points allowed per game and is holding opponents to 44% shooting from the field this year. The Pelicans could put that D to the test as they’ve put up 119+ in 4 of 8 games.
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans sits in 10th in the jam packed Western Conference but are still just 5.5 games off the pace for 1st. It’s going to be a knock down drag out race probably for the entire season but if the Pelicans want to stay in it they need to find consistency. New Orleans has flip-flopped wins and losses over the last 9 games.
The Pels’ are 10-4 on their home court this season but that success has faded a bit as they’ve gone just 2-3 at Smoothie King over their last 5. Obviously Anthony Davis is going to play a huge factor in Wednesday’s game and he doesn’t make the Pelicans a bad bet after scoring 41 the last time out vs. Boston. New Orleans needs a big bounce back from Jrue Holiday, who followed a 37 point game Sunday with just 7 on Monday.
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The O/U for Wednesday night’s game is 232 and the final score is going to depend on how the Pelicans defense performs. New Orleans is 28th in points/game but has held six of eight opponents to under 110 points. 5 of 7 Pelicans games have gone ‘under’ the number.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Thunder are 14-6 ATS their last 20 overall
- Pelicans are 7-3 ATS the last 10 vs. teams with a winning SU record
- Thunder are 6-2 ATS the last 8 H2H meetings
- Thunder are 11-4 ATS the last 15 in New Orleans
Free Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Prediction:
These two teams have already met up once this season on November 5th, with OKC getting a 122-116 win at home as -3.5 favorites. Paul George had 23 in that game but Westbrook scored only 17 and Anthony Davis 20. The Pelicans shot 48% from the field and still lost which doesn’t bode well for them on Wednesday.
The Thunder just seem to matchup up well with New Orleans winning 6 of the last 8. Davis can be limited down low by OKC’s Steven Adams and the Pelicans might not have the horses to hang with Westbrook and George.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Thunder -2
Another big night from Westbrook with a solid contribution from George seals this one for OKC.
NBA Free Score Prediction: Thunder 115 – Pelicans 108
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