The Oklahoma City Thunder (17-5) face 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

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Thunder vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Thunder 118 – Pelicans 102

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Spread & Total Prediction for Thunder vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Thunder (- 7.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Thunder (-16.9)
• Pick OU:

  Under (223.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 219.9

• The Thunder have a 13-9-0 ATS record this season compared 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%).
• New Orleans and its opponents have exceeded the over/under 47.8% of the time this season (11 out of 23). That’s more often than Oklahoma City and its opponents have (10 out of 22).
• The Thunder have a .762 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (16-5) this season, better than the .188 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (3-13).

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Thunder Performance Insights

• The Thunder sport a top-five defense this year, ranking second-best in the league with 103.5 points allowed per game. Offensively, they rank ninth with 115.5 points scored per contest.
• Oklahoma City ranks 19th in the NBA with 43.3 boards per contest, but it is giving up 48.7 rebounds per game, which ranks worst in the league.
• The Thunder rank 16th in the NBA with 25.8 assists per contest.
• When it comes to turnovers, things are clicking for Oklahoma City, who is averaging 10.6 turnovers per game (best in NBA) and forcing 18.6 turnovers per contest (best).
• So far this season, the Thunder are draining 13.8 threes per game (13th-ranked in NBA) and are shooting 34.6% (20th-ranked) from downtown.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• On offense, the Pelicans are the worst team in the league (104.3 points per game). Defensively, they are 21st (116.4 points conceded per game).
• On the glass, New Orleans is 18th in the NBA in rebounds (43.4 per game). It is 23rd in rebounds conceded (45.2 per game).
• With 23.7 assists per game, the Pelicans are 25th in the NBA.
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 17th in the NBA in turnovers committed (14.3 per game) and 18th in turnovers forced (13.6).
• The Pelicans are the worst team in the NBA in 3-pointers made (10.7 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (32.8%).

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