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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The fans at Chesapeake Energy Arena will be treated to a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Oklahoma City Thunder when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -10-point favorites versus the Thunder, while the game's total opened at 229.5.
In their last action, Oklahoma City was a 119-115 winner on the road against the Celtics. They covered the +11-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (234) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 114-112 loser as they battled the Nuggets on the road. The Pelicans covered in the match as a +3.5-point underdog, while 226 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 27-35 SU,28-34 ATS
New Orleans is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
New Orleans is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
New Orleans is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 21-41 SU,28-33-1 ATS
Oklahoma City is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games
Oklahoma City is 1-14 SU in its last 15 games
Oklahoma City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans at Minnesota Saturday, May 1
Oklahoma City home to Indiana Saturday, May 1