Thunder vs. Pelicans Betting Preview
The Thunder open as a +2.5 road dog in New Orleans. They are now at -1.5.
Opening Line Trend
This one went from an overlay of about two points to the wrong team favored with OKC now -1.5. Our number came in at New Orleans 0.52.
Recent Head to Head
New Orleans has had some success against the Thunder of late. They won four of the last six meetings.
The Thunder actually won the last two in New Orleans.
Back to Back
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Recent Performance
The Thunder have won eight of their last ten games.
Paul Biagioli of Winners and Whiners writes:
"The Pelicans will use their size to their advantage in this game. Starting in the middle, Chet Holmgren will not want to post up (Jonas) Valanciunas, he is giving up too much weight and will not find success with his back to the basket. The Pelicans also have (Brandon) Ingram and Zion (Williams) at the three and four to create mismatch problems for the perimeter-oriented Thunder. Herb Jones starts for a reason, he only scores 11 PPG, but his length on the perimeter causes problems for opposing wings. Jones will matchup with Shai (Gilgeous-Alexander), leaving the rest of the Thunder to go up against bigger opponents."
Biagioli does not see anyone on the Thunder being able to match up versus Zion.
The Pelicans have won six of their last ten overall.
Top Cappers
Mixed
Injuries and Other Notes
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- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
