Pelicans vs Thunder

Exciting, young rosters take the stage in the NBA tilt! Check out our NBA odds series for our Thunder-Pelicans prediction and pick.

The Pelicans have gone 18-14 ATS this year as the home team. will be out for this one, a big loss for the Pelicans down low. Of course, considering their roster of players, they’ve dealt with a number of injuries and still have yet to play a significant amount of time as a full team. The Pelicans have had stretches this season where they’ve looked like the hottest team in the NBA. The Oklahoma City Thunder are in 12th place in the Western Conference and contending for the play-in tournament for the playoffs. After getting hot for a stretch, the Pelicans are 3-7 in their last 10 games, but will be coming into this one fresh off a win against a good Dallas Mavericks team.

Our prediction and best bet for Saturday's Thunder vs. Pelicans game, with odds from @BetMGM.

is out due to an ankle sprain. Liddell is out due to torn ACL recovery. Jose Alvarado is out due to a tibial stress reaction. Zion Williamson is out due to a hamstring strain. Thunder: Chet Holmgren is out due to foot surgery. Kenrich Williams is out due to wrist surgery.

Josh Giddey added 19 points and Jalen Williams had 17 for the Thunder, who led most of the way and by as many as 21 in the first half. Gilgeous-Alexander, who ...

... Shot 42% (34 of 81), including 12 of 34 from beyond the arc. ... Outrebounded the Thunder 43-38. ... Outscored the Pelicans 27-16 from the foul line. ... Outscored New Orleans in the paint, 48-36. Both clubs sat just a half-game behind Utah (33-35) for 10th place and the final play-in spot in the Western Conference. ... Fell to 8-11 in games without both Williamson and Ingram.

Thunder at Pelicans, an anticipated Saturday night matchup given its play-in implications, was a snoozefest by halftime.

There is no timetable for Pokusevski’s return. [How did Shai Gilgeous-Alexander grow into an OKC Thunder superstar? - The Thunder assigned Aleksej Pokusevski to the G League OKC Blue on Saturday. Too many turnovers. Too much stagnation. Ingram and co-star Zion Williamson have been limited to 31 and 29 games respectively this season. He beat the halftime buzzer with a feathery 17-foot floater. Williamson has been sidelined since Jan. More: Gilgeous-Alexander might be in line for a rest day (injury maintenance) on Sunday night at San Antonio. He grimaced in pain and laid on the court for an extra beat, but SGA returned and looked to be OK. He scored 14 points in the first quarter on his way to a 35-point, six-rebound, four-steal night.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (31-35) play against the New Orleans Pelicans (32-34) at Smoothie King Center Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free) NBA League ...

make early substitutions, along with Josh Richardson – [8:54 PM](https://twitter.com/Jim_Eichenhofer/status/1634734514365689857) [Joe Mussatto](https://twitter.com/joe_mussatto)@ [joe_mussatto](https://twitter.com/joe_mussatto) [@SteveMcGehee](https://twitter.com/SteveMcGehee)for in-arena updates. [#Pelicans](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Pelicans)needing a spark from somewhere. [#Pelicans](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Pelicans) 12) Thunder 31-35, at NOP, at SAS, vs. Keldon Johnson (foot soreness) and Jeremy Sochan (knee soreness) are both questionable to play. Spurs list Keldon Johnson (sore left foot) & Jeremy Sochan (sore right knee) as questionable for Sunday vs. Brandon Ingram (ankle) is out tonight, per Willie Green. At the start of the Rockets’ name-brand homestand (Bulls, Celtics, Lakers and Warriors, along with a couple games against the Pelicans) plenty of Bulls fans in Toyota Center. Another big game tomorrow v Portland – He’s third in the NBA in steals and first among guards in blocks. In the last three matchups, the Pelicans got the lead earlier playing ahead by 13+ points in those meetings.

Josh Giddey and his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday at 8:30 PM ET. Giddey, in his last appearance, ...

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The Thunder are 0-3 straight up against the Pelicans this season yet 1-2 against the spread (ATS). The most-recent matchup was a 103-100 win for the Pelicans, ...

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