Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction 11/17/2025 Today’s NBA Picks

The Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans meet Monday in NBA action at the Smoothie King Center. Here’s a Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction. This article will include a Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans Pick.

Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Preview

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Hornets and Lakers, and then play the Kings next. The Thunder have won 17 of their last 18 regular season games.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are averaging 121.6 points on 47.8 percent shooting and allowing 106.2 points on 41.7 percent shooting. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.6 points and 6.6 assists, while Chet Holmgren is averaging 19.3 points and 8.2 rebounds. Ajay Mitchell is the third double-digit scorer and Isaiah Joe is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Oklahoma City Thunder are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 86.1 percent from the free throw line. The Oklahoma City Thunder are allowing 37 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47.2 rebounds per game.

New Orleans Pelicans Betting Preview

The New Orleans Pelicans lost to the Warriors and Lakers, and they play the Nuggets next. The Pelicans have lost 18 of their last 20 games.

The New Orleans Pelicans are averaging 108.2 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 121.6 points on 50.3 percent shooting. Zion Williamson is averaging 22.8 points and 6.8 rebounds, while Trey Murphy III is averaging 19.8 points and 6.8 rebounds. Jordan Poole is the third double-digit scorer and Jeremiah Fears is dishing 3.1 assists. The New Orleans Pelicans are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 75.9 percent from the free-throw line. The New Orleans Pelicans are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.6 rebounds per game.

Why the New Orleans Pelicans will win

• The Thunder have lost six of their last 12 games as road favorites following a win.
• The Pelicans have covered the spread in four of their last five games on the second leg of a back-to-back against Western Conference opponents.
• The Thunder have failed to cover the spread in 11 of their last 14 games as road favorites following a win.

Why the Oklahoma City Thunder will win

• The Thunder have won each of their last 31 night games against teams that held a losing record.
• The Pelicans have lost each of their last 11 games against Thunder teams that held a winning record.
• The Thunder have covered the spread in each of their last 13 games at Smoothie King Center.
• The Pelicans have failed to cover the spread in each of their last seven games as home underdogs.

Total Points Facts

• Each of the Pelicans’ last four night games against the Thunder following a home loss have gone UNDER the total points line.
• Four of the Thunder’s last five games as favorites have gone UNDER the total points line.

New Orleans Pelicans Player Facts

• Herb Jones has played the most minutes in a single game without making a field goal of any player in the league this season – (28:22) against Spurs on October 24.
• Derik Queen ranks 3rd amongst qualified rookies for rebounds per game (6.1) this season.

Oklahoma City Thunder Player Facts

• Chet Holmgren is the only player to have made 9+ field goals without a miss in a game this season.
• Isaiah Hartenstein ranks 1st amongst qualified Forwards for FG% (69.0%) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Pelicans rank 30th in the league for blocks per game this season (2.8).
• The Pelicans rank 30th in the league for opponent blocks per game this season (6.7).
• The Thunder rank 1st in the league for steals per game this season (10.7).
• The Thunder rank T1st in the league for opponent turnovers per game this season (17.6).

Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans Injury Report

The Pelicans will be without Dejounte Murray and Jordan Poole. Zion Williamson is questionable with a hamstring issue.

The Thunder will be without Thomas Sorber, Kenrich Williams, Aaron Wiggins, Nikola Topic, and Jalen Williams. Alex Caruso is questionable.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction

This is a massive number, but the Pelicans aren’t winning, aren’t covering numbers, and they’re on the end of a back-to-back. The Pels may also be without Zion yet again. The Thunder are doing that thing again where they win and cover at an insane rate, and they’ve covered 7 of their last 9 games. The Thunder also beat the Pelicans by 31 points earlier this month, and they’ve covered 9 of the last 10 games against them overall. OKC is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games as a double-digit favorite. This is one of those games you just blindly lay the number despite it being ridiculous.

Randy Chambers's Pick: Oklahoma City Thunder -17.5