Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, Preview and Odds - 11/10/2021

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Venue:  Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA

Where to Watch:  BSOK

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Thunder +4, Pelicans -4; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Thunder NL, Pelicans NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Thunder NL, Pelicans NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  3-6 (4th place, Northwest Division)

New Orleans Pelicans:  1-10 (5th place, Southwest Division)

 

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Oklahoma City Thunder:  3-6 last 10

New Orleans Pelicans:  1-9 last 10

 

 

 

The OKC Thunder are coming into this game with a 3-6 record overall and they are 1-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss came against the Los Angeles Clippers and they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins against the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs in their last outing. Mike Muscala led the team in points in that game off the bench with 20 while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was next on the team with 14 points. Gilgeous-Alexander led the team in assists in that game with 9 while Darius Bazley led the team in rebounds with 11. Their shooting was not that good in that game as they were 37.2% from the field, 28.6% with their 3-pointers, and 85% from the free throw line. Their offense is averaging 98.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 107.4 PPG against them. The Thunder have an ATS record of 5-4 this season and their O/U record is 2-7.

 

 

The Pelicans are coming into this game with a 1-10 record overall and they are 0-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. Their last win came against the Minnesota Timberwolves and they have gone on a seven-game losing streak since then with losses against the Atlanta Hawks, the Sacramento Kings, the New York Knicks, the Phoenix Suns, the Kings again, the Golden State Warriors, and the Dallas Mavericks in their last game. Josh Hart and Jonas Valanciunas both led the team in points in that game with 22 each while Nickeil Alexander-Walker was next on the team with 18 points. Devonte' Graham led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Valanciunas led the team in rebounds with 11. Their shooting was not great in that game as they were 42.5% from the field, 26.5% with their 3-pointers, and 81.8% from the free throw line. Their offense is averaging 100.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 112.3 PPG against them. The Pelicans have an ATS record of 4-7 this season and their O/U record is 3-8.

 

 

The Pelicans are coming into this game as a 4 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Pelicans are on a massive losing streak right now and they are going to be desperate to pull together a win in this game on their home court. The Thunder have won 2 games straight now but they are one of the worst teams in the NBA and that streak is not going to hold for long. The best bet to place in this game is on the Pelicans to cover the spread here at home as they need a win badly here.

 

Thunder Pelicans Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Wednesday, November 10, 2021 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Pelicans 124 Thunder 117.

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Oklahoma City Thunder: 588-544 ATS in all games. 164-136 ATS as a road underdog. 289-268 ATS in road games. 89-74 ATS in November games. 200-176 ATS in the first half of the season. 152-145 ATS against Southwest division opponents.

New Orleans Pelicans: 775-778 ATS in all games. 115-128 ATS in November games. 263-282 ATS in the first half of the season. 150-160 ATS against Northwest division opponents. 151-173 ATS after a division game.

 

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  G. Deck (SF) Ques Wed - Heel injury.

New Orleans Pelicans:  B. Ingram (SF) Out indefinitely - Hip injury. H. Jones (PF) Out indefinitely - Concussion. D. Hommes (SF) Out indefinitely - Calf injury. Zion Williamson (PF) Late Nov - Foot injury.

 

 

 

"The stuff that really stood out to me is the physicality of the game and the competitiveness that we played with, especially in the second half. The fact that we could recognize in real time in the game that we needed to amp it up and then did it on a pretty quick turn." - Mark Daigneault on his team’s win against the Spurs on Sunday night.

 

 

"It's part of what we have to go through as a team. No excuses, but we're not healthy. We're not whole. We really don't know what we're going to look like, but I believe this experience for all these guys is so valuable." - Willie Green on his team’s loss to the Mavs on Monday night.

 

 

 

PG     Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

SG     Luguentz Dort

SF     Josh Giddey

PF     Darius Bazley

C     Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

 

PG     Devonte' Graham

SG     Nickeil Alexander-Walker

SF     Brandon Ingram

PF     Josh Hart

C     Jonas Valanciunas

 

 

PPG: S. Gilgeous-Alexander (22.4)

APG: J. Giddey (5.9)

Reb/G: D. Bazley (6.8)

 

PPG: B. Ingram (25)

APG: D. Graham (5.6)

Reb/G: J. Valanciunas (13.9)

 

Coaches:

Oklahoma City Thunder: Mark Daigneault (3rd season)

New Orleans Pelicans: Willie Green (1st season)