Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 4/12/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Oklahoma City (+6)

The Oklahoma City Thunder are en route to Smoothie King Center on Wednesday where they will compete against the New Orleans Pelicans. Oklahoma City opens this game as 6-point underdogs. The over/under is set at 231.5.

The Thunder faced off with the Grizzlies and earned the victory with a final of 115-100 in their last contest. Oklahoma City wrapped up the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (45 of 90) and made 12 of their 36 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Thunder knocked down 13 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 49 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 30 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about the defense, Oklahoma City allowed 43.5% from the field on 40 out of 92 shooting. Memphis distributed 25 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Moreover, Memphis had 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Memphis walked away from this one shooting 72.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 18 attempts. They also made 7 of 37 shots from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Thunder finished with 17 while the Grizzlies totaled 16 personal fouls.

Jared Butler is someone who was a factor for this contest. Butler finished the contest at 47.6% from the field and totaled 4 assists. He was on the court for 46 minutes and also collected 3 boards. He totaled 25 points on 10 out of 21 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will take the court with a record of 40-42 for the year. They cough up possession 13.0 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 21.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling down 43.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 2,002 assists for the campaign, which ranks 21st in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Thunder are hitting 35.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (995 of 2,797) and 80.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 117.5 pts per contest (5th in the NBA) while shooting 46.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are forcing 16.8 turnovers every game while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They concede 35.8% on 3-pointers and they are 19th in basketball in PPG allowed (116.4). The Thunder are giving up a FG percentage of 47.4% (3,437 of 7,252) and they concede 46.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 20th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,126 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pelicans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 113-108 against the Timberwolves. The Pelicans were able to snag 38 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 for the game. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 13 steals in this game. The Timberwolves earned 22 fouls for the matchup which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 29 tries. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throws for a percentage of 86.2%. In reference to 3-point shots, New Orleans converted 3 out of 21 tries (14.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pelicans walked away from this one shooting 40 out of 90 from the floor which had them shooting 44.4%. The Pelicans allowed the Timberwolves to convert 39 of their 82 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.6% in the game. They finished 36.1% from 3-point land by shooting 13 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 31 at the free throw line (71.0%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, New Orleans permitted Minnesota to grab 42 in total (8 offensive).

Brandon Ingram ended up being a major contributor for the Pelicans for the game. Ingram accumulated 42 points in his 42 mins on the court and tallied 7 assists in this matchup. He converted 16 of 28 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and tallied 12 rebounds.

New Orleans has a mark of 42-40 on the campaign. The Pelicans are committing 20.5 fouls every game and they connect on 79.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.9 times per game (11th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.6 times per contest. New Orleans has tallied 9,378 points for the campaign (114.4 per game) and they snag 43.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Pelicans are hitting on 48.0% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in basketball.

The Pelicans on defense are ranked 9th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.5. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the field (12th in the league). The New Orleans defense gives up 33.9% on 3-pointers (1,002 of 2,953) and opponents are making 77.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 24.9 assists and 41.8 total rebounds per game, which is 8th and 5th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New Orleans (-6) and under 231.5 points

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