Thunder vs. Pelicans Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for November 1

Thunder vs. Pelicans Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• Venue: Paycom Center -- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Coverage: ESPN, BSOK, and BSNO

The Oklahoma City Thunder (3-1) face the New Orleans Pelicans (2-1) as 3.5-point favorites on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN, BSOK, and BSNO. The point total is set at 227.5 for the matchup.

Thunder vs. Pelicans Odds & Spread

All NBA betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.

Thunder vs. Pelicans Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Thunder win (58%)

Thunder vs. Pelicans Betting Trends

• The Thunder won 45 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover or pushing 30 times.
• Against the spread, as underdogs of 3.5 points or greater, the Pelicans went 5-15-1 last season.
• A total of 39 Thunder games last season hit the over.
• The Pelicans had 36 of their 82 games hit the over last season.
• Oklahoma City covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games last season. OKC covered 23 times in 36 opportunities when playing at home, and it covered 22 times in 39 opportunities on the road.
• New Orleans was better against the spread at home (23-15-1) than away (13-22-2) last year.

Thunder Leaders

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's numbers last season were 31.4 points, 4.8 boards and 5.5 assists per game. He also sank 51.0% of his shots from the floor.
• Per game, Josh Giddey averaged 16.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists. He also put up 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks.
• Jalen Williams averaged 14.1 points, 4.5 boards and 3.3 assists. He also sank 52.1% of his shots from the floor and 35.6% from 3-point range, with 1.0 treys per contest.
• Luguentz Dort posted 13.7 points, 4.6 boards and 2.1 assists. He drained 38.8% of his shots from the floor and 33.0% from 3-point range, with 1.8 triples per game.
• Isaiah Joe averaged 9.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, plus 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocks.

Pelicans Leaders

• CJ McCollum recorded 20.9 points, 4.4 boards and 5.7 assists last year, shooting 43.7% from the field and 38.8% from downtown, with 2.8 made treys per contest.
• Jonas Valanciunas put up 14.1 points, 1.8 assists and 10.2 rebounds.
• Herbert Jones averaged 9.8 points last season, plus 2.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds.
• Zion Williamson put up 26.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists. At the other end, he delivered 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
• Larry Nance Jr.'s numbers last season were 6.8 points, 5.4 boards and 1.8 assists per contest, shooting 61.0% from the field.

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