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New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA
by Joseph King in NBA Predictions
Down 2-0 in the series, the New Orleans Pelicans return home to host the OKC Thunder for game three of the Western Conference playoffs first round. The Thunder took care of business in games one and two, protecting home court and securing themselves a two game lead in this best-of-seven series. It will now be up to New Orleans to do the same as they face a must-win spot on Saturday afternoon. Going down 3-0 in the NBA Playoffs is essentially a death sentence as no team has ever been able to successfully complete the comeback in 152 times of asking.
The Pelicans had a rough time of it in their first two games at the Paycom Center. They could have stolen game one, which would have completely changed the complexion of the series, but fell apart late on to succumb to a 94-92 loss. They would then be blown off the court by the Thunder in game two in a 124-92 defeat. New Orleans shot just 27% from three-point range while they allowed their opponents to shoot 59% from the field overall and 44% from deep in their latest contest. The Pels will have to cut down on the turnovers if they are to pull this series back to 2-1 after committing 31 total over the first two games.
The Thunder finished the regular season in red-hot form and they’ve carried that over into the first round of the postseason. With their wins in games one and two, OKC is now riding a streak of seven consecutive wins. The visitors can deal a devastating blow to their opponents’ morale should they come out strong early on. They’ll be buoyed by their excellent offense which not only ranks third in the NBA in terms of points scored per game, but also ranks fourth in average road points per game. New Orleans will have to ramp up the scoring to compete with this potent Thunder team, which could lead to a high-scoring game three.
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The Best Betting Odds for New Orleans Pelicans v Oklahoma City Thunder Match
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2.1 | 1.77 |
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1.95 | 1.8 |
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1.95 | 1.73 |
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2.01 | 1.81 |
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13 | 1.01 |
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7 | 1.1 |
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1.98 | 1.75 |
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2.05 | 1.8 |
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7 | 1.1 |
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Who will win the New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball game?
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder game on 27/04/2024 of the current NBA season:
- New Orleans Pelicans has a 33.15% chance to pick up the win against Oklahoma City Thunder according to Betway ⭐ with the odds of 13.
- There is a probability of 66.85% ⭐ for Oklahoma City Thunder to win vs New Orleans Pelicans with odds of 1.81 at Tonybet.
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New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
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New Orleans Pelicans - Oklahoma City Thunder Key Points
- The Thunder are the fourth-highest scoring team in the NBA on the road with an average of 117.0 points per game.
- Four of the Thunder's last five games have gone over the posted points total.
- Oklahoma City finished the regular season with a 45-36-3 record to the over, the second highest in the NBA.
- 10 of the Pelicans last 12 games have finished with at least 208 points.
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Our New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction
This points total line seems like an over-adjustment to the first two games results, particularly game one. New Orleans has not shot the ball well so far and we expect that to improve in their home gym. Meanwhile, OKC has been consistently one of the best road scoring teams in the league where they averaged the fourth highest points per game. This is quite a low points total by modern NBA standards and we can envision a bounce back offensive night from the Pelicans here. Our New Orleans Pelicans vs OKC Thunder prediction is for over 208 points.
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