Pelican’s vs thunder prediction, picks & odds for tonight’s NBA game

What do you get when you have a matchup between the best and worst teams at the Western conference? A 17-point spread, that’s what.

That’s exactly what we get when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Oklahoma City Thunder host Zion Willamson and New Orleans Pelicans.

Does New Orleans have a shot to keep this matchup with OKC close? My Pelicans vs. Thunder -Forests break it all down and brings you my NBA choices to this Western Conference -Showdown, which will tip at 1 p.m. 20.00 one at the Paycom Center in New Orleans on Monday, February 10th.

Pelican’s vs. thunder -predict

My best effort
The Pelicans Team Total Under 109.5 (-120 on Bet365)

My analysis

For me, Oklahoma City Thunder looks the best team in the NBA. Not only do they go into Monday night with NBA’s best record, they also lead the association in Netto rating and have -650 (per Bet365) betting favorite to win MVP in the Shai Gilgeous -Alexander. Oh, and they just got Chet Holmgren back in the lineup.

But what makes this Thunder team so dangerous is that they play with the same effort at both ends of the floor.

OKC is arguably the best defensive team in the NBA. Thunder leads NBA in defensive rating, opponent 3-point shooting percentage, opponent’s effective field target percentage and steals per day. Match.

It’s been a disastrous season for New Orleans Pelicans. The combination of injuries and bad games has resulted in a 12-40 record, including losing the last eight games in a row.

Dejointe Murray is done for the year, while CJ McCollum, Herb Jones and recently acquired Bruce Brown and Kull Olynyk are also out. It did not offer well for fur that ranks 29. In the net assessment. But let’s focus on the offense tonight.

New Orleans ranks 26. In offensive rating and EFG% and with Trey Murphy is the only reliable shooting game, fur can be limited to 2-Pointers in this one.

The Pelicans rank 24. In scoring offense with 110.2 points per Match. Their team in everything for this against the best defense in the NBA. And at two meetings this season, Thunder Fur held 88 and 109 points. Give me under the New Orleans team in all tonight.

Pelicans vs thunder same-game parlay

Pelicans -Team Total Under 109.5

Trey murphy under 22.5 points

Zion Williamson over 6.5 rebounds

When I talk about underneath I add trey murphy under 22.5 points to this same game parlay. Murphy went straight through a hot streak where he has put a few 40 burgers in recent matches. But with Thunder’s ability to focus on him tonight and be the best team to defend the 3-ball, it could be a little harder for Murphy tonight.

Even with its recent hot streak, Murphy has still played under this number in four of its last eight. Murphy has also played OKC twice this season. At the first meeting, Thunder held him to 14 points on 4 out of 12 shoots, and in the second it was 16 points on 5-for-9 from the floor.

If the thunder has a weakness, it is on the glass (which can change with Chet Holmgren’s return). OKC ranks 21. In Rebounding Rate and 24. In the opponent’s rebounds per Match. This is partly due to the high pace of the thunder in the game.

But it also means that Zion Williamson over 6.5 rebounds looks like a solid game tonight. Zion Average 7.6 Rebounds per Battle and have seized seven or more boards in five of its last nine matches.

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Pelican’s vs thunder odds

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Pelican’s vs. thunder opens odds

• Spread: New Orleans +14.5 | Oklahoma City -14.5
• Moneyline: New Orleans +700 | Oklahoma City -1100
• Over/below: Over 234 | Under 234

Odds with permission from Bet365

Pelican’s vs thunder spread and over/under analysis

• Thunder opened this Western Conference Matchup as BIG 14.5-point home favorites. When CJ McCollum was then confirmed, the spread moved to the current OKC -17.
• Not only is Thunder a fantastic team, they are a great effort that goes 33-16-3 ATS this season. While the pelicans have only covered the spread twice in the last eight games and are 0-2 ATS vs. OKC this season.
• It hit the board of directors of 234 and has been set up to 235 from Monday afternoon.
• While the spread moved with McCollum’s absence, but the total number went the other way. Fur will fight to score, and this is a large number for the thunder to take over on your own.

Pelican’s vs thunder trend

Thunder has beaten the pelicans at eight straight meetings that go 7-1 ATS in the process. Find more NBA -betting trends for Pelicans vs. Thunder.

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