New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction & Picks - NBA

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New Orleans Pelicans
3/26/24 20:00
Oklahoma City Thunder

Prediction:

 

Oklahoma City Thunder To Win

 

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 by Edgar Jibran in NBA Picks

The NBA schedule is running wild right now with amazing matched being disputed everyday so, next Tuesday March 26th, 2024, is not going to be the exception to the rule when New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder clash at 06:00 pm Central Time at the Smoothie King Center.

Checking on New Orleans Pelicans’ performance, it can be found that this team is located in the fourth position of the Western Conference with a 44-27 record during the season, numbers that, for sure, are making them feel comfortable, but not necessarily relaxed, because in case of falling on a bad streak, they can even lose their playoff qualification spot.

On Oklahoma City Thunder’s case, this team is the second best of the Western Conference with a 49-21 record, a performance that is practically qualifying them to the playoffs, but they need to be careful to avoid a streak of consecutive losses after falling against Milwaukee Bucks (118-93). In this regarding, Oklahoma is almost tying the same numbers from the current champions, Denver Nuggets.

New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Form

Table

Teams % P W L Series
2 Oklahoma City Thunder
0.695 82 57 25 5
8 New Orleans Pelicans
0.598 82 49 33

New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder Latest Matches

New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans Latest matches
W W L W W L
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Mar 26, 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
112 :  119
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 24, 2024 - NBA

Detroit Pistons
101 :  114
New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 22, 2024 - NBA

Miami Heat
88 :  111
New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 21, 2024 - NBA

Orlando Magic
121 :  106
New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 19, 2024 - NBA

Brooklyn Nets
91 :  104
New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 16, 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
126 :  107
Portland Trail Blazers
L W L W W L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Mar 26, 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
112 :  119
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 16, 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
126 :  107
Portland Trail Blazers

Mar 15, 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
112 :  104
LA Clippers

Mar 13, 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
95 :  116
Cleveland Cavaliers

Mar 1, 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
129 :  102
Indiana Pacers

Feb 25, 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
106 :  114
Chicago Bulls
W W W L W W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Mar 24, 2024 - NBA

Detroit Pistons
101 :  114
New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 22, 2024 - NBA

Miami Heat
88 :  111
New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 21, 2024 - NBA

Orlando Magic
121 :  106
New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 19, 2024 - NBA

Brooklyn Nets
91 :  104
New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 10, 2024 - NBA

Atlanta Hawks
103 :  116
New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 8, 2024 - NBA

Philadelphia 76ers
95 :  103
New Orleans Pelicans
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder Latest matches
W W W W L W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Mar 26, 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
112 :  119
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 24, 2024 - NBA

Milwaukee Bucks
118 :  93
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 22, 2024 - NBA

Toronto Raptors
103 :  123
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 20, 2024 - NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder
119 :  107
Utah Jazz

Mar 16, 2024 - NBA

Memphis Grizzlies
112 :  118
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 14, 2024 - NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder
126 :  119
Dallas Mavericks
W W W L W W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Mar 20, 2024 - NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder
119 :  107
Utah Jazz

Mar 14, 2024 - NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder
126 :  119
Dallas Mavericks

Mar 12, 2024 - NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder
111 :  121
Indiana Pacers

Mar 10, 2024 - NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder
124 :  93
Memphis Grizzlies

Mar 8, 2024 - NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder
107 :  100
Miami Heat

Feb 27, 2024 - NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder
112 :  95
Houston Rockets
L W W W L W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Mar 26, 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
112 :  119
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 24, 2024 - NBA

Milwaukee Bucks
118 :  93
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 22, 2024 - NBA

Toronto Raptors
103 :  123
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 16, 2024 - NBA

Memphis Grizzlies
112 :  118
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 6, 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
120 :  128
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 4, 2024 - NBA

Los Angeles Lakers
116 :  104
Oklahoma City Thunder

New Orleans Pelicans against Oklahoma City Thunder : Head to Head (H2H)

New Orleans Pelicans

33 %

Oklahoma City Thunder

67 %

Mar 26, 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
112 :  119
Oklahoma City Thunder

Jan 26, 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
83 :  107
Oklahoma City Thunder

Nov 1, 2023 - NBA

Oklahoma City Thunder
106 :  110
New Orleans Pelicans

Apr 12, 2023 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
118 :  123
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mar 11, 2023 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
96 :  110
Oklahoma City Thunder

Nov 28, 2022 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
105 :  101
Oklahoma City Thunder

Players list

New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans
J. Valanciunas

C. McCollum

Z. Williamson

T. Murphy III

H. Jones

Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder
J. Williams C. Holmgren S. Gilgeous-Alexander

L. Dort

J. Giddey

Substitutes

New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans
J. Robinson-Earl C. Zeller L. Nance Jr.

J. Hawkins

J. Alvarado

N. Marshall

M. Ryan

Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder
B. Biyombo K. Williams O. Sarr M. Muscala

I. Joe

A. Wiggins

L. Waters III

C. Wallace

J. Williams

G. Hayward

New Orleans Pelicans - Oklahoma City Thunder Key Points

  1. New Orleans Pelicans at home have gained the 61% of their games, accumulating a couple of consecutive victories, but being the third-less effective offensive in the Western Conference.
  2. Oklahoma City Thunder as visitors have gained the 60% of their games, but after their aforementioned defeat against Milwaukee Bucks, they lost a streak of 3 consecutive victories.
  3. New Orleans Pelicans at home during direct duels against Oklahoma City, have a streak of 3 consecutive defeats, not being able to score more than 100 points in two of their last three confrontations.
  4. Oklahoma City Thunder as visitor in face-to-face matches against New Orleans, accumulate 4 consecutive games with a minimum of 100 goals scored per match.

Our New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction

To conclude, this match is rising up its expectations when taking all this information into account, but, even when New Orleans has a good level in its short-term results, it appears to be not enough when confronting a team such as Oklahoma City, so the pick for New Orleans Pelicans – Oklahoma City Thunder is: Oklahoma City Thunder To Win!

Prediction:

 

Oklahoma City Thunder To Win

 

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