Pelicans Vs Thunder: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – November 28, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on November 27, 2022

The Oklahoma City Thunder (8-12) face the New Orleans Pelicans (11-8) on November 28, 2022 at Smoothie King Center.

This article references lines valid as of November 28, 2022 at 9:01 PM ET. Browse all the up-to-date odds for this game in the table below and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Pelicans Vs Thunder Betting Odds

Injury Report as of November 28

Pelicans: Naji Marshall: Out (Illness), Kira Lewis: Probable (Knee), Brandon Ingram: Out (Toe), Larry Nance: Out (Shoulder), CJ McCollum: Out (Health Protocols), EJ Liddell: Out (Knee)

Thunder: Mike Muscala: Out (Finger), Chet Holmgren: Out (Foot)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Pelicans (-5.5)
Total Pick Under (232.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Pelicans Vs Thunder Stat Rankings

Pelicans Avg. (Rank) Thunder Avg. (Rank)
117.3 (4th) Points Scored 116.6 (6th)
111.7 (12th) Points Allowed 118.3 (29th)
44.6 (7th) Rebounds 44.3 (11th)
11.4 (12th) Off. Rebounds 11.7 (9th)
11.5 (19th) 3pt Made 11.7 (17th)
27.4 (6th) Assists 24.9 (13th)
13.8 (11th) Turnovers 13.2 (7th)

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Pelicans Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Zion Williamson 14 22.4 6.3 3.7 1.1 0.3 0.2
Brandon Ingram 15 20.8 5.1 4.7 0.9 0.7 1.9
CJ McCollum 17 18.7 5.1 6.1 1.2 0.6 2.4
Jonas Valančiūnas 19 13.2 9.0 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.6
Trey Murphy III 17 11.9 4.4 1.3 1.0 0.4 2.2

Thunder Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 19 31.1 4.8 6.2 1.7 1.3 1.1
Josh Giddey 17 14.8 7.2 5.8 0.4 0.5 0.8
Luguentz Dort 20 13.7 4.7 2.1 1.3 0.3 1.6
Jalen Williams 16 9.9 2.9 2.7 0.8 0.3 0.7
Aleksej Pokusevski 17 9.7 4.9 1.6 0.7 1.8 1.4

Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Pelicans are 10-9-0 this year.
  • Against the spread as 5.5-point favorites or more, New Orleans is 4-3.
  • The Pelicans have seen 11 of their 19 games hit the over.
  • New Orleans’ games have finished with more than 232.5 points 10 times so far this season.
  • Pelicans games this season have posted an average total of 229.0, which is 3.5 points fewer than the total for this matchup.
  • Against the spread, the Thunder are 11-9-0 this season.
  • Oklahoma City’s ATS record as a 5.5-point underdog or more is 7-3.
  • The Thunder have seen 14 of their 20 games go over the point total.
  • So far this season, nine Oklahoma City’s games have featured over 232.5 points scored.
  • The average total for Thunder games is 234.9 points, which is 2.4 more than this game’s over/under.
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