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The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the New Orleans Pelicans at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday at the Paycom Center. The Thunder are 8-18 overall and 4-9 at home, while New Orleans is 8-21 overall and 4-12 on the road. Oklahoma City has lost 10 of its last 12 games. New Orleans, meanwhile, has lost four of its past six games. 

The Thunder won the first meeting of the season with the Pelicans on Nov. 10, 108-100. New Orleans is favored by 4.5-points in the latest Thunder vs. Pelicans odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 211.5. Before entering any Pelicans vs. Thunder picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons. The model entered Week 9 of the 2021-22 NBA season on a stunning 44-20 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning over $2,000. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Thunder vs. Pelicans. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Thunder vs. Pelicans:

  • Thunder vs. Pelicans spread: Thunder +4.5
  • Thunder vs. Pelicans over-under: 211.5 points

What you need to know about the Thunder

Oklahoma City took a 103-84 beating from the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. The Thunder scored 19 points in the second quarter and 13 in the fourth quarter. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 18 points. The Thunder shot 37.5 percent from the field and missed 24-of-37 3-point attempts. 

Oklahoma City has only been able to knock down 41 percent of its shots, which is the second-lowest field goal percentage in the league. Luguentz Dort (ankle) is out for Wednesday's game. 

What you need to know about the Pelicans

Meanwhile, the Pelicans lost to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, 112-97 on the road. Brandon Ingram had 27 points and nine assists along with seven boards. New Orleans was outscored 29-15 in the final quarter.  Jonas Valanciunas double-doubled with 17 points and 12 rebounds.

New Orleans has allowed its opponents to shoot 47.3 percent from the floor on average, which is the second-highest shooting percentage allowed in the NBA. The Pelicans allowed the Spurs to shoot 60 percent from the field in the fourth quarter on Sunday. New Orleans has lost 13 of 19 games against Western Conference teams. 

How to make Thunder vs. Pelicans picks

The model has simulated Thunder vs. Pelicans 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning under, and it also has generated a pick that hits in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Pelicans vs. Thunder? And which side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Pelicans vs. Thunder spread you need to jump on Wednesday, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out