The Oklahoma City Thunder (17-5) take on the New Orleans Pelicans (5-18) as 8.5-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

• When: Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSOK
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Thunder vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Thunder (- 8.5)

• Oklahoma City’s record against the spread is 13-9-0.
• New Orleans has eight wins in 23 games against the spread this season.
• The Thunder are 8-3 as 8.5-point favorites or more.
• As a 8.5-point underdog or greater, the Pelicans have two wins ATS (2-6).

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Pick OU:

Under (223.5)

• In 10 games this season, the Thunder and their opponents have scored more than 223.5 combined points.
• The Pelicans have combined with their opponents to score more than 223.5 points in 11 of 23 games this season.
• The average total in Oklahoma City’s games this season is 224.3, 0.8 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• New Orleans’ games this season have had an average of 222.0 points, 1.5 fewer points than this game’s point total.
• The Thunder score the 17th-most points in the league this season, while the Pelicans’ offense racks up the 21st-most.
• This matchup features the NBA’s 23rd-ranked (Pelicans) and third-ranked (Thunder) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Thunder (-350)

• The Thunder have won 16, or 76.2%, of the 21 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in 16 games this year and have walked away with the win three times (18.8%) in those games.
• Oklahoma City has a record of 11-1, a 91.7% win rate, when it’s favored by -350 or more by bookmakers this season.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +260 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Thunder, based on the moneyline, is 77.8%.

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