Thunder vs Pelicans Game Breakdown & Projections – Sat, Apr 27th 2024

Get ready for an electric showdown at the Smoothie King Center today as the Oklahoma City Thunder roll into New Orleans, lightning-charged with a pristine 2-0 record, ready to clash with the storm-weary Pelicans, who are perched at 1-3 this season. As the clock ticks down to a 3:30 PM EST tipoff, the stakes are sky-high in this Western Conference face-off. With the Thunder just a whisper away from the top and the Pelicans eager to flap closer to redemption, today’s Playoff game promises to be anything but a typical first-round snoozer. Both teams are flying high off recent victories, setting the stage for a showdown where the over/under hints at a tightly contested basket brawl. So, as the Thunder aims to strike and the Pelicans look to soar, brace yourself for a game that’s bound to be more than just a breeze!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 27, 2024 03:30PM EST

Location: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

Vegas Odds

	OKL ML	NOP ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+105	-135	208.5	-1.0/1.0
Recent	+105	-135	210.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	0	0	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

23W-18L

48.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

20W-17L

51.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
04/24/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	22	28	24	18	00	92	Over
04/24/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	35	28	29	32	00	124	Over
04/21/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	17	26	25	24	00	92	Under
04/21/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	17	26	31	20	00	94	Under
03/26/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	33	40	23	23	00	119	Over
03/26/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	34	24	32	22	00	112	Over
01/26/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	22	28	27	30	00	107	Under
01/26/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	24	17	23	19	00	83	Under
11/01/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	14	29	35	32	00	110	Over
11/01/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	33	18	26	29	00	106	Over
03/11/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	32	31	24	23	00	110	Under
03/11/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	22	22	28	24	00	96	Under
02/13/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	33	27	16	27	00	103	Under
02/13/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	25	26	22	27	00	100	Under
12/23/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	33	31	16	32	160	128	Over
12/23/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	23	23	31	35	130	125	Over
11/28/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	26	24	24	27	00	101	Under
11/28/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	34	22	25	24	00	105	Under
12/26/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	18	31	32	31	00	112	Over
12/26/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	32	25	32	28	00	117	Over
12/15/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	24	21	30	38	00	113	Over
12/15/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	23	27	32	00	110	Over
11/10/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	28	29	23	00	108	Under
11/10/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	29	19	23	29	00	100	Under

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Pelicans Vs Over/Under

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	@ MIL	125-107W	38	29	10	89
04/10	@ SAS	127-89W	62	33	12	101
04/09	@ SAC	112-105W	42	21	13	82
04/07	vs CHA	121-118W	36	33	16	87
04/05	vs IND	112-126L	39	24	15	88
04/03	vs BOS	100-135L	31	21	13	81
04/02	vs PHI	105-109L	43	30	14	87
03/31	vs NYK	113-112W	43	29	12	82
03/29	@ PHX	128-103W	38	33	10	87
03/27	@ HOU	126-132L	49	26	19	96

Pelicans Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	vs GSW	114-109W	38	24	8	90
04/11	vs SAC	135-123W	40	35	13	86
04/09	vs POR	110-100W	45	25	9	87
04/07	vs PHX	113-105W	42	26	12	85
04/05	@ SAS	109-111L	41	28	17	87
04/03	@ ORL	108-117L	35	21	14	76
04/01	@ PHX	111-124L	37	29	9	89
03/30	@ BOS	92-104L	41	22	9	86
03/28	@ MIL	107-100W	48	22	6	91
03/26	@ OKL	112-119L	37	26	9	86

Starting Lineups

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort SF	22.0	22.4	21.2	100%	21.6
Josh Giddey PG	29.1	31.1	30.9	100%	31.3
S. Gilgeous-Alexander SG	51.0	45.9	48.6	100%	49.0
Chet Holmgren C	36.7	38.0	34.8	100%	35.1
Jalen Williams PF	37.7	32.4	35.6	100%	35.9

New Orleans Pelicans	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Brandon Ingram SG	39.9	29.9	37.3	100%	37.6
Herbert Jones SF	24.7	23.1	24.7	100%	25.1
CJ McCollum PG	41.2	43.4	35.7	100%	36.0
Trey Murphy III PF	34.2	38.8	32.9	63%	34.2
Jonas Valanciunas C	31.0	30.4	23.0	100%	23.3

Thunder Notable Injuries

Jaylin Williams GTD (C): Avg: 4.1pts, 3.3reb, 1.6ast, 13.1 minutes. Last game: 04/24/24. Impact: 2.5
Mike Muscala (C): Avg: 3.0pts, 2.3reb, 0.7ast, 11.2 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 0.5
Ousmane Dieng (PF): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.6reb, 1.0ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 04/24/24. Impact: 0.9
Olivier Sarr (C): Avg: 2.4pts, 2.4reb, 0.1ast, 6.8 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 1.0
Lindy Waters III (SG): Avg: 3.4pts, 1.1reb, 0.6ast, 7.1 minutes. Last game: 04/24/24. Impact: 1.5

Pelicans Notable Injuries

Zion Williamson (PF): Avg: 22.9pts, 5.7reb, 5.0ast, 31.4 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 7.3
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (PF/C): Avg: 2.9pts, 1.9reb, 0.5ast, 8.3 minutes. Last game: 04/24/24. Impact: 0.6

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.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Josh Giddey	OKL	Pts	9.5	11.8	+2.3	60%	80%	80%	80%	NOP	-0.6	#14
Luguentz Dort	OKL	Pts	9.5	11.2	+1.7	80%	80%	60%	60%	NOP	-8.9	#3
Jaylin Williams	OKL	Reb	2.5	3.2	+0.7	20%	40%	53%	53%	NOP	+0.5	#18
CJ McCollum	NOP	Reb	4.5	4.8	+0.3	60%	60%	60%	60%	OKL	-0.5	#10
Brandon Ingram	NOP	Ast	5.5	5.8	+0.3	20%	40%	47%	47%	OKL	-0.6	#16

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Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#28	#17	#27	#26	9.3%
PF	#16	#22	#5	#15	-1.7%
PG	#8	#19	#8	#6	-33.3%
SF	#28	#29	#16	#28	22.2%
SG	#4	#10	#25	#11	-4.3%

Pelicans Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#22	#26	#22	#24	8.6%
PF	#12	#13	#26	#13	-3.3%
PG	#23	#10	#25	#25	27.7%
SF	#3	#18	#20	#10	-16.8%
SG	#14	#8	#8	#3	-9.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

115.9

111.0

Rebounds per Game

41.3

40.8

Assists per Game

28.1

25.8

Steals per Game

9.9

Blocks per Game

6.4

3.1

Shots per Game

87.1

86.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.6

13.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.1

50.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.8

40.0

Turnovers per Game

12.8

10.8

Fouls per Game

16.3

17.0

Recent Trends

Dyson Daniels (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 55.2% to 12.2, 27.2 min average previous 3 games.

Thunder vs Pelicans Game Breakdown & Projections – Sat, Apr 27th 2024

Thunder

Pelicans

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 27, 2024 03:30PM EST

Location: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

Vegas Odds

Team Performance

Previous Matchups

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Pelicans Vs Over/Under

Thunder Recent Games

Pelicans Recent Games

Starting Lineups

Thunder Notable Injuries

Pelicans Notable Injuries

Top Player Props

Thunder Defense vs

Pelicans Defense vs

Team Comparison

Recent Trends

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