The New Orleans Pelicans (5-18) are 8.5-point underdogs against the Oklahoma City Thunder (17-5) at Smoothie King Center on Saturday, December 7, 2024. The game starts at 7:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSOK.

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Thunder vs. Pelicans Game Info

• When: Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSOK
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Thunder vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Thunder (- 8.5)

• Oklahoma City has beaten the spread 13 times in 22 games.
• New Orleans has covered the spread eight times in 23 games.
• The Thunder have an ATS record of 8-3 as 8.5-point favorites or more.
• As a 8.5-point underdog or greater, the Pelicans have two wins ATS (2-6).

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Pick OU:

Under (224.5)

• Thunder games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 224.5 points 10 times.
• The Pelicans have played 10 games this season that have gone over 224.5 combined points scored.
• The average point total in Oklahoma City’s games this season is 224.3, 0.2 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• New Orleans has a 222-point average over/under in its outings this season, 2.5 fewer points than this game’s point total.
• The Pelicans are the league’s 21st-highest scoring team this season compared to the 17th-ranked Thunder.
• The Thunder are the league’s third-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 23rd-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Thunder (-350)

• This season, the Thunder have been favored 21 times and won 16, or 76.2%, of those games.
• The Pelicans have won in three, or 18.8%, of the 16 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, Oklahoma City has won 11 of its 12 games, or 91.7%, when favored by at least -350 on the moneyline.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +260 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Thunder have a 77.8% chance to win.

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