The New Orleans Pelicans are 5-point underdogs heading into a decisive Game 4 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Smoothie King Center on Monday, beginning at 8:30 PM ET on NBA. The Thunder are on top 3-0 in the series. The over/under is set at 208 in the matchup.
Dive into the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) in Monday’s game, before you place an informed wager on the contest.
How to Bet on Thunder vs. Pelicans
Pick the Pelicans (-5) to Cover
The Thunder are 46-35-1 against the spread this season.
Against the spread, the Pelicans are 44-36-2 this season.
The Thunder are 23-14 ATS when favored by 5 points or more this season.
The Pelicans have been underdogs by 5 points or more 12 times this season and are 8-4 ATS in those games.
Take the Points Over (208)
This year, the Thunder games have gone over 208 points scored, their current matchup’s total, 76 (out of 82) times.
The Pelicans have played in 67 games this season (81.7% of chances) in which the teams combined to score more than 208 points.
Between them, these two teams average 27.2 more points per game (235.2) than this matchup’s over/under (208).
The Thunder and the Pelicans have seen their opponents average a combined 15.4 more points per game than the over/under of 208 set for this matchup.
The average total the Thunder have had in their matchups this year is 24.8 more points than this particular game’s point total.
The average over/under in Pelicans games this season is 17.7 more points than the point total of 208 for this outing.
Back the Thunder on the Moneyline (-192)
The Thunder have been chosen as favorites in 61 games this year and have walked away with the win 47 times (77%) in those games.
The Pelicans have put together an 18-14 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 56.2% of those games).
The Thunder have a win-loss record of 33-5 when favored by -192 or better by sportsbooks this year.
When they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +160 or longer, the Pelicans have gone 5-6 (45.5%).
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Thunder have a 65.8% chance of pulling out a win.
Based on this game’s moneyline, the Pelicans have an implied win probability of 38.5%.
Top Thunder Props
| Name |
Points O/U |
Rebounds O/U |
Assists O/U |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander |
27.5 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
| Jalen Williams |
19.5 |
5.5 |
4.5 |
| Chet Holmgren |
15.5 |
8.5 |
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| Josh Giddey |
11.5 |
6.5 |
3.5 |
| Luguentz Dort |
9.5 |
3.5 |
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Top Pelicans Props
| Name |
Points O/U |
Rebounds O/U |
Assists O/U |
| Brandon Ingram |
20.5 |
5.5 |
4.5 |
| CJ McCollum |
19.5 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
| Trey Murphy III |
15.5 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
| Herbert Jones |
12.5 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas |
8.5 |
7.5 |
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