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Oklahoma City Thunder at New Orleans Pelicans Preview & Picks – Thunder To Win On Road In NBA Playoffs

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26 Apr 2024
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Leigh Copson 26 Apr 2024
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  • Oklahoma City Thunder at New Orleans Pelicans picks for Saturday, April 27
  • NBA Playoffs game is taking place at Smoothie King Center
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    Oklahoma City Thunder at New Orleans Pelicans Preview & Picks
  • Oklahoma City Thunder at New Orleans Pelicans Preview & Picks
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  • Oklahoma City Thunder Form
  • New Orleans Pelicans Form

Oklahoma City Thunder at New Orleans Pelicans Preview & Picks

Oklahoma City are tipped to take a 3-0 lead in this playoff series.

The Thunder have dominated New Orleans this season and went 2-0 at the Smoothie King Center during the regular season.

  • Oklahoma City Thunder are on a 7-game win streak
  • Oklahoma City Thunder are 6-1 in the last 1 meetings
  • Oklahoma City Thunder are 5-2-0 ATS in the last 7 meetings
  • The Under has hit in 8 of the last 12 meetings

Head To Head

  • Oklahoma City Thunder lead the all-time series 44-32
  • Oklahoma City Thunder lead this NBA Playoff series 2-0
  • Oklahoma City Thunder won 124-92 when the two teams last met on April 21

Oklahoma City Thunder Form

Oklahoma City head out on the road for the first time in this series boasting a 2-0 lead after back-to-back home wins.

The Thunder put together a 57-25 record during the regular season and that was enough to secure top spot in the Western Conference.

With that came home court advantage for the playoffs, which was sealed by them winning their final four games on the regular season schedule.

Oklahoma City kept that win streak going in their first two playoff games, starting with a 94-92 win at home to New Orleans.

The Thunder then produced a dominant display in the second meeting as they stormed to a 124-92 victory over the Pelicans.

New Orleans Pelicans Form

New Orleans return home in desperate need of a win after dropping back-to-back games on the road.

The Pelicans finished the regular season with a 49-33 record, and that meant they needed the Play-In Tournament to secure a playoff place.

They then bounced back from a 110-106 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers by winning their second Play-In game against Sacramento, 105-98.

New Orleans almost backed that up with a surprise road win in the first road game, only to fall short in a 94-92 defeat at Oklahoma City.

The Pelicans failed to lay a glove on the Thunder in the second meeting, suffering a 124-92 blowout defeat on Wednesday.

Verdict

Oklahoma City rolled over New Orleans in Game 2 to continue their dominance over the Pelicans.

The Thunder won both regular season meetings at the Smoothie King Center, and we expect more of the same in Game 3.

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