Thunder vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 7

Published 8:16 pm Friday, December 6, 2024

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

Thunder vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

Prediction:
Thunder 118 – Pelicans 102

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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