Oklahoma City vs New Orleans Pelicans: prediction for the NBA match
Officially, the teams have met in 48 games, with the home team winning 30 games and the visitors winning 18 times. As for the last game, it took place on April 22, 2024, at the Oklahoma City Thunder's venue and ended with a score of 94-92.
Oklahoma City Thunder
On April 22, in the first game of the Western Conference quarterfinals series on their home court, Oklahoma” defeated “New Orleans” with a score of 94-92. The biggest contribution to the victory was made by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 28 points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out four assists. Jalen Williams scored 19 points, while Chet Holmgren recorded a double-double (15 points, 11 rebounds, two assists). The “Thunder” (57 wins and 25 losses) finished first in the Western Conference standings after the regular season. “Oklahoma” approaches the upcoming match without significant losses.
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans could have hoped for success in the game against the “Thunder,” but missed the chance to equalize the score in the final moments of the match. The most productive players for the losing team were Trey Murphy (21 points) and CJ McCollum (20 points). Jonas Valan?i?nas recorded a double-double (13 points, 29 rebounds, two assists). The “Pelicans” (49 wins and 33 losses) finished eighth in the Western Conference standings during the regular season. Due to injury, key player Zion Williamson will miss the game.
Prediction
New Orleans is playing very inconsistently this season and barely made it to the playoffs. The basketball players from Louisiana are clearly on a downward trend. And one of the team's leading players, Ingram, has yet to find his game. "Oklahoma," as the clear favorite, should achieve a convincing victory with the loud support of their fans in the second game of the series, which is played until four wins. Our prediction is for "Oklahoma" to win with a handicap (-5.5) points, including overtime, at odds of 1.71. "Oklahoma" approaches the upcoming match without significant losses. But even without their leaders, the basketball players from the state of Oklahoma have shown decent scoring performance this season. The average points scored is 120.9, slightly higher at home games with 123.2. And this time, Mark Daigneault's team will be able to significantly load the opponent's basket. Our prediction is for the individual total points of "Oklahoma" to be over 109.5, including overtime, at odds of 1.95. Place a bet on the line of 1xBet with odds of 1.71. Promo code for registration - ODDS2WIN.
