NBA Best Bets: Thunder vs. Pelicans Picks for December 7
Published 11:39 pm Friday, December 6, 2024
The Oklahoma City Thunder (17-5) square off against 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.
Before making a wager on this game, have a look at the best bets available on Saturday according to our computer predictions.
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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)
- Against the spread, Oklahoma City is 13-9-0 this year.
- New Orleans’ record against the spread is 8-15-0.
- As 8.5-point favorites or more, the Thunder are 8-3 against the spread.
- The Pelicans have two wins ATS (2-6) as a 8.5-point underdog or more this year.
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Pick OU:
Under (223.5)
- In 10 of 22 games this season, the Thunder and their opponents have combined to score more than 223.5 points.
- The Pelicans have played 11 games this season that have gone over 223.5 combined points scored.
- The average total in Oklahoma City’s outings this year is 224.3, 0.8 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- New Orleans’ games this season have had an average of 222 points, 1.5 fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Thunder score the 17th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense racks up the 21st-most.
- The Thunder are the league’s third-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 23rd-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Thunder (-350)
- This season, the Thunder have won 16 out of the 21 games, or 76.2%, in which they’ve been favored.
- 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.
- This season, Oklahoma City has won 11 of its 12 games, or 91.7%, when favored by at least -350 on the moneyline.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +260 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Thunder have a 77.8% chance to win.
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