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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -7-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 226.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 126-124 result against the Suns on December 05. The Pelicans covered in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 250 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Oklahoma City was a 129-92 winner in its last match on the road against the Raptors. They covered the -10-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 221 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 17-5 SU,13-9 ATS
Oklahoma City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Oklahoma City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Oklahoma City is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 5-18 SU,8-15 ATS
New Orleans is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games
New Orleans is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 7 games
Next up:
Oklahoma City home to Dallas Tuesday, December 10
New Orleans at San Antonio Sunday, December 8