New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

The New Orleans Pelicans (2-1) are hitting the road to Paycom Center on Wednesday where they will meet the Oklahoma City Thunder (3-1).

The Pelicans faced the Warriors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 130-102 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Pelicans finished with 18 while the Warriors totaled 21 fouls. They also converted 15 of 41 attempts from beyond the arc. Golden State ended up shooting 65.0% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 20 tries. Furthermore, Golden State snagged 64 rebounds (21 offensive, 43 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Golden State doled out 28 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. With regard to defending, New Orleans allowed the other team to go 52.0% from the floor on 51 of 98 shooting. They also recorded 23 dimes in the matchup as well as creating 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they compiled 39 with 14 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans buried 16 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 61.5%. New Orleans finished having earned a 40.9% FG percentage (38 out of 93) and buried 10 of 39 shots from distance.

CJ McCollum is someone who was a factor for this contest. McCollum went 33.3% from the field and also totaled 5 assists. He was on the court for 33 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. He finished with 19 points on 7 of 21 shooting.

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New Orleans comes into this matchup with a mark of 2-1 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 103.0 points per outing (27th in basketball) while connecting on 44.5% from the field. The Pelicans are hitting 31.7% from downtown (33 of 104) and 62.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling in 44.7 boards per game and has accounted for 65 dimes for the season, which ranks 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 15.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.3 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Pelicans are able to force 15.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They rank 6th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 70 relinquished on the campaign. The Pelicans are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.7% (122 of 279) and they concede 53.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 28.1% on 3-pointers and they are 8th in the league in points per game allowed (107.0).

In their last game, the Thunder got the victory with a final of 124-112 when they faced the Pistons. The Thunder were able to collect 38 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Pistons were called for 25 personal fouls in the game which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They were able to make 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.1%. With regard to shots from downtown, Oklahoma City converted 13 of 29 attempts (44.8%). When all was said and done, the Thunder walked away from this one shooting 44 out of 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.0%. The Thunder allowed the Pistons to make 39 out of 91 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.9% in the game. They wrapped up this game 53.6% from three-point range by going 15 out of 28 and ended up shooting 19 of 24 at the charity stripe (79.2%). When discussing rebounding, Oklahoma City allowed Detroit to snag 41 in all (13 offensive).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pitched in for the Thunder in this game. He knocked down 11 of 23 for this game giving him a rate of 47.8%, and earned 9 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 32 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes for the game.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 3-1 on the season. The Thunder are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls per game and they hit 81.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per contest (20th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.8 times per contest. Oklahoma City has tallied 451 pts on the season (112.8 per contest) and they pull in 40.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Thunder are connecting on 48.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in the league.

The Oklahoma City defense allows 35.2% from downtown (50 of 142) and their opposition makes 78.2% of their free throw shots. They give up 27.8 assists and 44.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 26th and 13th in the league. The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the NBA in PPG given up with 112.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (14th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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