The Oklahoma City Thunder (13-1) face the New Orleans Pelicans (2-11) on the road on Monday. Tip-off from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, is at 8 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Thunder vs. Pelicans odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Thunder leads 1-0 with a 137-106 win Nov. 2 as 13-point home favorites with the Over (228.5) cashing
The Thunder enter this game riding a 5-game winning streak. They are coming off a 109-96 road win on Saturday over the Charlotte Hornets, although they did not cover the 17-point spread as favorites. The Under (224) cashed. G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 33 points.
The Pelicans have lost 5 games in a row and played on Sunday, losing 124-106 at home to the Golden State Warriors as 10.5-point underdogs with the Over (229) cashing.
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Thunder at Pelicans odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:41 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Thunder -200 (bet $2,000 to win $100) | Pelicans +1000 (bet $100 to win $1,000)
- Against the spread (ATS): Thunder -17.5 (-110) | Pelicans +17.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 224.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Thunder at Pelicans key injuries
Thunder
- G Alex Caruso (hand) questionable
- G Aaron Wiggins (groin) out
- G Jalen Williams (wrist) out
- G Kenrich Williams (knee) out
Pelicans
(Not yet submitted — below was for Sunday’s game)
- G Dejounte Murray (Achilles) out
- G Jordan Poole (quad) out
- F Zion Williamson (hamstring) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Thunder at Pelicans picks and predictions
Prediction
Thunder 129, Pelicans 106
The Thunder have only 1 loss and go against a team with only 2 wins and is playing with no rest. The Pelicans are 1-5 at home. They lost by 31 in their meeting earlier this month.
There is nothing to suggest that the Pelicans will pull off the upset, and -2000 odds are ridiculous to bet on its own.
PASS.
The Thunder beat the Pelicans by 31 points already this season, but they did fail to cover a 17-point spread on Saturday. However, 6 of their last 8 wins have been by at least 19 points.
BET THUNDER -17.5 (-110).
The total in their first meeting was 243 points. Six of their last 10 have cleared 226 points.
Six of the Pelicans’ last 8 games have had totals above 226.
BET OVER 224.5 (-110).
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