Thunder vs Pelicans Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble in the Big Easy as the undefeated Oklahoma City Thunder roll into town to face the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center tonight at 08:30 PM EST. After a series of first-round playoff snoozefests, we’re all geared up for what promises to be a clash of titans—or at least, a clash of one titan and one underdog looking to shake things up. With the Thunder striking hard and fast this season and the Pelicans soaring off a recent victory, the stakes and the stats are as tantalizing as a bowl of gumbo on a cold night. The betting lines are buzzing, the fans are hyped, and the scoreboard is set for some serious action. So, as the Thunder aims to keep their clouds full of wins and the Pelicans look to spread their wings further, tonight’s game is sure to be more electric than a New Orleans jazz night!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 29, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

Vegas Odds

	OKL ML	NOP ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-130	+100	203.5	-4.0/4.0
Recent	-195	+165	208.5	-4.5/4.5
Difference	-65	+65	+5.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

23W-18L

66.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

20W-17L

33.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
04/27/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	23	37	25	21	00	106	Under
04/27/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	19	27	23	16	00	85	Under
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	22.2	22.5	20.7	100%	21.2
Josh Giddey PG	29.3	28.4	31.7	100%	32.0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander SG	51.9	43.9	48.5	100%	48.8
Chet Holmgren C	38.0	35.4	34.4	100%	34.7
Jalen Williams PF	38.4	35.9	36.2	100%	36.4

New Orleans Pelicans	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Brandon Ingram SG	39.0	27.0	37.5	100%	37.9
Herbert Jones SF	23.7	24.9	24.5	100%	24.9
CJ McCollum PG	38.1	41.6	35.9	100%	36.2
Trey Murphy III PF	34.4	33.7	33.1	67%	33.8
Jonas Valanciunas C	29.8	26.1	22.7	100%	23.0

Thunder Notable Injuries

Jaylin Williams GTD (C): Avg: 4.1pts, 3.3reb, 1.6ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 04/27/24. Impact: 2.4
Ousmane Dieng (PF): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.6reb, 1.0ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 04/24/24. Impact: 0.9
Lindy Waters III (SG): Avg: 3.3pts, 1.0reb, 0.6ast, 7.0 minutes. Last game: 04/27/24. Impact: 1.3

Pelicans Notable Injuries

Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 5.4pts, 1.5reb, 0.6ast, 14.0 minutes. Last game: 04/27/24. Impact: 0.4
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (PF/C): Avg: 2.9pts, 1.9reb, 0.5ast, 8.3 minutes. Last game: 04/24/24. Impact: 0.6
E.J. Liddell (C): Avg: 0.4pts, 0.7reb, 0.1ast, 2.8 minutes. Last game: 04/27/24. Impact: 0.4

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
Jonas Valanciunas	NOP	Pts	8.5	12.6	+4.1	80%	80%	67%	67%	OKL	+6.8	#30
Jose Alvarado	NOP	Pts	3.5	6.3	+2.8	60%	70%	67%	67%	OKL	-9.1	#6
Trey Murphy III	NOP	Ast	2.5	2.7	+0.2	20%	40%	40%	40%	OKL	-0.7	#16

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Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#30	#23	#27	#30	13.6%
PF	#8	#22	#4	#9	-5.9%
PG	#6	#21	#10	#5	-36.8%
SF	#28	#28	#16	#28	22.0%
SG	#4	#11	#23	#13	-3.5%

Pelicans Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#20	#28	#23	#26	9.8%
PF	#10	#7	#26	#10	-5.7%
PG	#22	#11	#25	#25	28.1%
SF	#4	#17	#20	#10	-17.5%
SG	#17	#13	#17	#14	-3.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

114.4

111.5

Rebounds per Game

41.8

39.9

Assists per Game

27.5

26.2

Steals per Game

10.2

9.8

Blocks per Game

6.4

2.9

Shots per Game

87.1

85.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.1

14.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.8

50.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.1

41.8

Turnovers per Game

13.1

11.4

Fouls per Game

16.8

Recent Trends

Jose Alvarado (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 39.1% to 15.6, 25.7 min average previous 3 games.
Naji Marshall (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.7% to 20.8, 14.6 min average previous 3 games.