Thunder vs Pelicans Game Breakdown & Projections – Tue, Mar 26th 2024

As the sun dips below the horizon, the lights of the Smoothie King Center will be blazing, ready to host the clash between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans. It’s a Western conference showdown, folks! The Thunder, just a hair’s breadth behind in the conference rankings, are looking to shake off the dust from that unfortunate tumble against the Bucks. Meanwhile, the Pelicans are riding high on the wave of their recent victory over the Pistons, ready to defend their nest. The betting world is buzzing with an over/under of 222.5. The Thunder are favored by a whisker with a line of -1.5, while the Pelicans are perched at 1.5. It’s a game that’s got everyone’s feathers ruffled and the air crackling with anticipation. So, get ready for a night where the Thunder will try to break through the Pelicans’ defense, in a game that promises to be nothing short of an electrifying ‘fly or fry’ situation.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 26, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

Vegas Odds

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

20W-15L

52.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

19W-12L

47.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U	ATS
01/26/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	22	28	27	30		107	Under
	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	24	17	23	19		83
11/01/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	14	29	35	32		110	Under
	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	33	18	26	29		106
03/11/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	32	31	24	23		110	Under
	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	22	22	28	24		96
02/13/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	33	27	16	27		103	Under
	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	25	26	22	27		100
12/23/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	33	31	16	32	16	128	Over
	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	23	23	31	35	13	125
11/28/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	26	24	24	27		101	Under
	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	34	22	25	24		105
12/26/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	18	31	32	31		112	Over
	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	32	25	32	28		117
12/15/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	24	21	30	38		113	Over
	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	23	27	32		110
11/10/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	28	29	23		108	Under
	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	29	19	23	29		100

Starting Lineups

Thunder Notable Injuries

• Bismack Biyombo (C): Avg: 4.5pts, 5.4reb, 1.5ast, 21.0 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 1.1
• Jaylin Williams GTD (C): Avg: 3.8pts, 3.2reb, 1.3ast, 12.5 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 1.7
• Mike Muscala (C): Avg: 3.3pts, 2.5reb, 0.8ast, 12.1 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 0.6
• Ousmane Dieng (PF): Avg: 3.8pts, 1.7reb, 1.1ast, 11.0 minutes. Last game: 03/20/24. Impact: 1.2
• Lindy Waters III (SG): Avg: 2.7pts, 0.9reb, 0.5ast, 6.5 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 0.8

Pelicans Notable Injuries

• Brandon Ingram (PG): Avg: 20.9pts, 5.1reb, 5.8ast, 33.0 minutes. Last game: 03/21/24. Impact: 5.7

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

Recent Trends

• Isaiah Joe (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.7% to 13.2, 19.0 min average previous 3 games.
• Aaron Wiggins (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 48.9% to 16.2, 10.9 min average previous 3 games.
• Kenrich Williams (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 66.7% to 18.4, 11.0 min average previous 3 games.
The Pelicans have a 2-game winning streak at home.