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by Thobelani Moyo | in NBA Predictions
The New Orleans Pelicans play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder at Smoothie King Center in Sunday's NBA Western Conference clash. The Pelicans are 14th in the league standings, while the Thunder are in first. Here's our match prediction.
The New Orleans Pelicans have been ice-cold lately in the NBA. If it's not their unimpressive performance, they have been losing a lot of games.
The Pelicans were steamrolled in a 153-104 home defeat against the Miami Heat. This was marked down on paper as the worst loss in franchise history. This result extended their losing run in the league to six games.
Willie Green's men have been breaking records for the wrong reasons lately. They have lost 60 of their last 81 games. The last time they lost more than 60 games was in 2004-05.
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be licking their lips at the sight of the struggling Pelicans. They will rest their starters with the playoffs around the corner.
The Thunder enter the second night of a back-to-back brimming with confidence. They recently steamrolled the Utah Jazz in a 145-111 victory at the Delta Center.
Mark Daigneault's men have been on an outstanding run, winning three consecutive matches. This is to make up for their prior two-match losing streak against the Rockets and the Lakers.
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The Best Betting Odds for New Orleans Pelicans v Oklahoma City Thunder Match
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Who will win the New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball game?
Our prediction for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder match is: Oklahoma City Thunder -11.5.
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder game on 13/04/2025 of the current NBA season:
- New Orleans Pelicans has a 15.37% chance to pick up the win against Oklahoma City Thunder according to Betfair ⭐ with the odds of 8.
- There is a probability of 84.63% ⭐ for Oklahoma City Thunder to win vs New Orleans Pelicans with odds of 1.14 at Betway.
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New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder's standings in the NBA
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0.256 | 82 | 21 | 61 | -7 |
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New Orleans Pelicans - Oklahoma City Thunder Key Points
- The Pelicans have lost their last two matches by more than 20+ points.
- The Thunder have covered the -11.5 point spread in each of their last three games.
- The Pelicans are allowing opponents to shoot 36.7% from three-point range (Opp 3PT%) and are ranked 26th in the league.
- The Thunder are shooting 37.5% from three-point range and are ranked 6th in the league.
- The Thunder are 22-12-2 against the spread (ATS) when playing as the away favourite.
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Our New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction
The Pelicans enter the second night of a back-to-back in poor form. The Pelicans recently suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the Heat, indicating that another similar outcome could undeniably be on the cards.
The Thunder will opt for rest rather than rust in this one. This could see them start this match without their regular starters just like they did with the Jazz. Despite this, they are still a force to be reckoned with and can win in the regular-season finale with a considerable margin. Our New Orleans Pelicans v Oklahoma City Thunder prediction: Oklahoma City Thunder -11.5.
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