New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder 12/15/2021 Picks

New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder 12/15/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The Oklahoma City Thunder are hosting the New Orleans Pelicans at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at 20:00 ET in this Western matchup between the two worse squads currently in the conference.

The Thunder have back-to-back losses while the Pelicans are 1-3 in their previous four matches and both squads are looking to return to the winning ways today.

The Thunder have a 8-18 record so far this season and are tied with the Houston Rockets in the second to last place of the West. They are 15-11 against the spread and 10-16 in over/under. They are coming off a home defeat against the Dallas Mavericks with an 84-103 score, not beating the odds.

They shot with just 38% from the field and were led in scoring by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 18 points, 4 rebounds and a team-high 5 assists. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl added 11 points.

Gilgeous-Alexander leads the team in scoring with 21.2 ppg, adding 4.6 rebounds and 5 assists per game. Luguentz Dort adds 17 ppg and 3.8 rebounds per game.

The Thunder have the worse offense in the league with 98.5 ppg while allowing 108.2 ppg defensively. They have the second-worse field goal percentage with 41% and the worse 3-point percentage with 30.7%.

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New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Predictions 12/15/2021

The Pelicans have an 8-21 record this season and are sitting in the last place of the West. They are 12-17 against the spread and 10-18-1 in over/under. They are coming off a road defeat against the San Antonio Spurs with a 97-112 score, not beating the odds.

They shot with just 43% from the field and were led in scoring by Brandon Ingram with 27 points, 7 rebounds and a team-high 9 assists. Jonas Valanciunas added 17 points and a team-high 12 rebounds.

Ingram leads the team in scoring with 22.9 ppg, adding 6.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. Valanciunas follows with 18.7 ppg and a team-high 11.9 rebounds per game.

The Pelicans are fourth-worse in the league offensively with 103.7 ppg while allowing 109.9 ppg defensively. They have a 43.2% field goal percentage and a 33.7% 3-point percentage.

In their previous meeting earlier this season, the Thunder won on the road with a 100-108 score. They are 6-2 against the spread in their previous eight meetings. Under is 6-2 in their previous eight matchups.

The Thunder are 4-9 at home this season, while the Pelicans are 4-12 on the road. The Pelicans have two straight wins in Oklahoma City, so I’m going to pick them to beat the odds today.

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