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

Oklahoma City Thunder

Thunder

49W-21L

Oklahoma City Thunder

March 26, 2024

08:00PM EST

Odds: 222.5 o/u

Pelicans

44W-27L

New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans

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

OKL ML NOP ML Over/Under Line
Open -125 +105 225.0 -1.5/1.5
Recent -110 -110 222.5 -1.0/1.0
Difference +15 -215 -2.5

Team Performance

okl Team Logo
LAST 10
7W-3L
AWAY
20W-15L

52.4% Win Probability

nop Team Logo
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

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Pelicans Vs Over/Under

Thunder Recent Games

Date vsOpp Result Reb Ast Tov Shots
03/24 vs MIL 93-118L 37 20 12 89
03/22 vs TOR 123-105W 46 27 15 96
03/20 @ UTA 119-107W 45 29 10 88
03/16 vs MEM 118-112W 45 25 11 87
03/14 @ DAL 126-119W 34 28 13 86
03/12 @ IND 99-121L 47 22 12 96
03/10 @ MEM 124-93W 46 36 10 94
03/08 @ MIA 107-100W 45 28 9 89
03/06 vs POR 128-120W 39 23 18 75
03/04 vs LAL 104-116L 38 22 10 94

Pelicans Recent Games

Date vsOpp Result Reb Ast Tov Shots
03/24 vs DET 114-101W 41 27 10 81
03/22 vs MIA 111-88W 56 25 12 82
03/21 vs ORL 106-121L 33 24 18 78
03/19 vs BRO 104-91W 48 29 13 83
03/16 @ POR 126-109W 39 36 9 99
03/15 @ LAC 112-104W 40 28 8 88
03/13 @ CLE 95-116L 43 22 11 80
03/10 vs ATL 116-103W 43 32 12 75
03/08 vs PHI 103-95W 48 22 12 83
03/05 vs TOR 139-98W 62 38 11 106

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.

Thunder Defense vs

Position Pts Reb Ast Overall vs NBA
C #19 #6 #28 #20 1.5%
PF #23 #30 #26 #27 9.1%
PG #4 #28 #2 #6 -11.4%
SF #12 #2 #20 #9 -10.3%
SG #17 #9 #21 #14 -2.0%

Pelicans Defense vs

Position Pts Reb Ast Overall vs NBA
C #17 #28 #1 #19 0.4%
PF #7 #7 #24 #11 -4.8%
PG #7 #20 #16 #12 -4.6%
SF #3 #30 #23 #25 11.2%
SG #10 #1 #8 #6 -9.5%
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Team Comparison

Team Logo
Points per Game
115.1
113.6
Rebounds per Game
43.1
45.2
Assists per Game
25.0
27.3
Steals per Game
9.6
6.9
Blocks per Game
6.0
5.0
Shots per Game
86.1
85.6
3-Pointers Made per Game
12.5
13.1
2-Pt Percentage per Game
55.0
55.9
3-Pt Percentage per Game
35.9
40.3
Turnovers per Game
11.2
12.6
Fouls per Game
17.6
16.8

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.
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