The Oklahoma City Thunder (17-5) play the New Orleans Pelicans (5-18) as 7.5-point favorites on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSOK.

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Thunder vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSOK
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Thunder vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Thunder 118 – Pelicans 102

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Spread & Total Prediction for Thunder vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Thunder (- 7.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Thunder (-16.8)
• Pick OU:

  Under (224.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 219.9

• The Thunder have covered more often than the Pelicans this year, putting up an ATS record of 13-9-0, as opposed to the 8-15-0 mark of the Pelicans.
• Oklahoma City covers the spread when it is a 7.5-point favorite or more 64.3% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 7.5 or more (40%).
• When it comes to exceeding the total in 2024-25, New Orleans and its opponents do it more often (47.8% of the time) than Oklahoma City and its opponents (45.5%).
• The Thunder have a .762 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (16-5) this season, higher than the .188 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (3-13).

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Thunder Performance Insights

• The Thunder are posting 115.5 points per game this season (ninth-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really played well on defense, surrendering only 103.5 points per contest (second-best).
• Oklahoma City ranks worst in the NBA with 48.7 rebounds allowed per contest. Meanwhile, it is averaging 43.3 rebounds per game (18th-ranked in league).
• The Thunder rank 16th in the NBA with 25.8 dimes per contest.
• In terms of turnovers, it’s been a dominant stretch for Oklahoma City, who is committing 10.6 turnovers per game (best in NBA) and forcing 18.6 turnovers per contest (best).
• The Thunder are 13th in the NBA with 13.8 threes per game this season. Meanwhile, they rank 19th with a 34.6% shooting percentage from beyond the arc.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pelicans are worst in the league on offense (104.3 points scored per game) and 23rd defensively (116.4 points conceded).
• With 43.4 rebounds per game and 45.2 rebounds conceded, New Orleans is 17th and 24th in the NBA, respectively.
• The Pelicans are fifth-worst in the league in assists (23.7 per game) in 2024-25.
• In terms of turnovers, New Orleans is 17th in the league in committing them (14.3 per game). It is 17th in forcing them (13.6 per game).
• In 2024-25 the Pelicans are worst in the league in 3-point makes (10.7 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (32.8%).

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