New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder odds, tips and betting trends
The Oklahoma City Thunder (40-42) take on the New Orleans Pelicans (42-40) on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Smoothie King Center. It starts at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN.
The Pelicans take the court as 5-point favorites against the Thunder. The point total for the game is 228.
Pelicans vs. Thunder Betting Odds
- Spread: New Orleans -5
- Total: 228
- Moneyline: New Orleans -222, Oklahoma City +183
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Thunder at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Thunder (+ 5)
- Pick OU:
Over (228)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 117 – Thunder 114
- New Orleans has come away with 27 wins in the 41 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
- This season, New Orleans has come away with a win 16 times in 18 chances when named as a favorite of at least -222 or shorter on the moneyline.
- New Orleans has an implied victory probability of 68.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Oklahoma City is 22-30 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 42.3% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +183 or longer, Oklahoma City has a record of 9-12 (42.9%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Oklahoma City’s implied win probability is 35.3%.
- The Pelicans put up only 2.0 fewer points per game (114.4) than the Thunder give up (116.4).
- New Orleans has a 26-8 record against the spread and a 27-7 record overall when scoring more than 116.4 points.
- Oklahoma City has a 29-8 record against the spread and a 28-9 record overall when allowing fewer than 114.4 points.
- The Thunder put up an average of 117.5 points per game, 5.0 more points than the 112.5 the Pelicans give up.
- When it scores more than 112.5 points, Oklahoma City is 35-17-1 against the spread and 31-22 overall.
- New Orleans’ record is 35-16-2 against the spread and 37-16 overall when it gives up fewer than 117.5 points.
- The Pelicans are the NBA’s 15th-ranked scoring team (114.4 PPG), while the Thunder rank 19th in points per game allowed (116.4) in the league.
- Oklahoma City’s squad is currently the fifth-ranked scoring team in the NBA (117.5 PPG), while New Orleans’ team is eighth in points allowed per game (112.5).
- The Pelicans have put up a total of 155 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 1.9 per game), and the Thunder have out-scored opponents by 89 points on the season (1.1 more per game).
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- New Orleans’ average implied point total this year is the same as its implied total for Wednesday’s game (117.0 points).
- This season, New Orleans has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (117) 34 times.
- The 118.2-point average implied total on the season for Oklahoma City is 6.2 more points than the team’s 112-point implied total in this matchup.
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How to watch Pelicans vs. Thunder
- Game Day: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
- Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
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