Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction & Picks - NBA
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Looking to bounce back from back-to-back losses, the Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the New Orleans Pelicans at home on Tuesday.
Recommended Pick: The Pelicans +14.5 points
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The Thunder have lost three of their last five games, including back-to-back losses to Eastern Conference squads on their home floor. OKC bowed to their last year’s NBA Finals opponent, the Indiana Pacers, 114-117, and then dropped another bummer against the Toronto Raptors, 101-103. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to be spectacular in scoring the ball, scoring 47 against the Pacers and 24 against the Raptors, but the extended absence of OKC’s second-leading scorer, Jalen Williams, has crippled the team’s offense.
Meanwhile, the Pelicans have posted two impressive wins over the Memphis Grizzlies, 133-127, and the San Antonio Spurs, 104-95. Zion Williamson has balled out in these two games, recording 24 points and 11 rebounds vs. the Grizzlies and 24 points and 10 rebounds against the Spurs.
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Players list
A. Wiggins
L. Dort
J. Williams
T. Murphy III
Z. Williamson
H. Jones
S. Bey
Substitutes
C. Youngblood
B. Barnhizer
A. Caruso
I. Joe
O. Dieng
M. Peavy
J. Hawkins
J. Alvarado
J. Poole
J. Fears
K. Looney
Oklahoma City Thunder - New Orleans Pelicans Key Points
- New Orleans is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games.
- New Orleans is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games.
- Oklahoma City is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games.
- Oklahoma City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
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Our Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction
Fearless Forecast: The Thunder squeak out a 112-108 win over the Pelicans
Reason: The Thunder hasn’t looked like the team that started the season on fire. SGA is still playing at an MVP level, but the lack of production from other key players like Chet Holmgren and Lu Dort has hurt their offensive production, which allows opponents to take advantage, especially in end games.
Meanwhile, the Pelicans’ last two wins show how good they can be whenever Zion Williamson is healthy and playing All-Star basketball. On Tuesday, the Pelicans will go for a rare back-to-back victory against the No.1 and No.2 teams in the West. Can they pull it off? I give them a slight chance of delivering an upset. However, I feel a revved-up Zion Williamson can keep the Pelicans competitive with the defending champs throughout the rest of the game.
Our betting prediction for the New Orleans Pelicans vs. the OKC Thunder: The Pelicans +14.5 points.
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