Jefferson Alfaro
The week starts with a bang in the NBA, and one of the games that will take place on Monday will be the duel between the Pelicans vs Thunder. In this match, the home team will want to take advantage of their home advantage to try to extend the good moment they are currently experiencing in the competition.
These two teams have met twice so far in the 2022–23 season. Both games went to New Orleans, who needed overtime in their last game to win by 128-125.
Without further ado, JefeBet brings you the best preview for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder match, where you can also enjoy all the NBA predictions and the best betting odds for all the games.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Regular Season Game on February 13, 2023
- Where: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- When: Monday, February 13, 2023, 08:00 PM ET
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Betting on the New Orleans Pelicans
- Regular Season Record: 29-28
The New Orleans Pelicans were unable to continue their three-game winning streak, falling by 118-107 to the Cleveland Cavaliers in their last game.
Being the home team was not a factor that favored them against the best defensive team in the league, showing that Zion Williamson is still needed to contribute more offensively.
Now, they will have to travel to foreign soil to try to get back to winning ways, although they have not fared very well this campaign as visitors. In fact, they have lost 18 of the 27 matches they played on the road.
Betting on the Oklahoma City Thunder
- Regular Season Record: 27-28
The Oklahoma City Thunder came out of the 3-game series they had to play away from home, winning two of those three games and, of course, giving a superlative offensive performance.
The most recent win was last Friday against the Portland Trail Blazers by 138-129, in which the leader in scoring average, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, shined again with 44 points and 7 assists.
This amount of points scored by the Thunder is not unusual, as they are the third-best franchise in this aspect, with an average of 117.9 units per game.
JefeBet Prediction
While it is true that the hosts have great strength on offense, the main reason they are out of the top 10 of the Western Conference in this stretch of the season is their poor defensive performance, averaging 116.9 points allowed per game.
The most recent games have shown how easy it is to score against this team, an issue that New Orleans will try to take advantage of with the help of CJ McCollum, one of the players who has taken the bull by the horns during Williamson’s prolonged absence.
Considering the home team’s shortcomings and a visiting team that does not shine on defense either, we expect this to be a matchup that will extend Oklahoma’s trend of high-scoring results.
Prediction: Over.
