Pelicans vs Thunder prediction NBA · Sunday, November 2
At a glance
The Oklahoma City Thunder (6-0) host the New Orleans Pelicans (0-5) on Sunday, November 2 at 3:30 PM ET at Paycom Center in NBA action. Final score: Pelicans 106 – Thunder 137. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Thunder a 96% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Thunder are 3-0 at home and the Pelicans are 0-3 on the road. Since the start of the season: 6-0 for the Thunder and 0-5 for the Pelicans (current streaks: Thunder W6, Pelicans L5).
The analysis Model
On paper, the Thunder dominate this matchup. The model projects Thunder 126 – 104 Pelicans, a margin of about 21.8 points in favor of the Thunder and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (+9.9 vs -9.6 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Pelicans need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Thunder's offense (120.2 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Thunder's defense allows clearly fewer points (108.5 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
NOOKC
Top performers
Pelicans
Zion WilliamsonF · #120pts / gameZion WilliamsonF · #16assistsZion WilliamsonF · #19reboundsThunder
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG · #230pts / game
Isaiah HartensteinC · #558assistsIsaiah HartensteinC · #5514reboundsRecent form
NOOKC
NO
Team comparison
| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-5 | Record | 6-0 |
| 109.3 | Points scored / game | 120.2 |
| 120.5 | Points allowed / game | 108.5 |
| -9.6 | Adjusted margin / game | +9.9 |
| L5 | Current streak | W6 |
| 0-5 | Last 10 games | 6-0 |
| 0-3 road | Home / road record | 3-0 home |
| 21-61 (-9.4) | Last season | 68-14 (+12.9) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pelicans
Injury report Thunder
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.