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Pelicans vs. Thunder Player Props & Odds: Sunday’s NBA Playoff Prop Bets

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Updated on April 21, 2024 at 1:50 PM EDT • Read time: 2 minutes and 54 seconds. For more information, visit our Twitter and Google News links.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder shoots the ball as we look at the Pelicans vs. Thunder Game 1 NBA player props
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder shoots the ball over Trey Murphy III #25 of the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on March 26, 2024. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images via AFP.

We analyze the top player props for the New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder matchup, featuring the Western Conference regular season champion Thunder. Our selections are based on the most favorable NBA odds available.

The New Orleans Pelicans, seeded eighth, will face off against the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of their seven-game series on Sunday. The game is scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. ET on TNT, taking place at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

It is worth noting that even though the away team emerged victorious in all three games of the regular season series, the Thunder are currently favored by 8.5 points for Sunday’s game according to our top sports betting sites.

Here are our top player props and NBA picks for the Pelicans vs. Thunder matchup in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, with odds from our recommended NBA betting sites. Confidence ratings range from 1 to 5 stars.

Pelicans vs. Thunder Game 1 player props

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Pelicans vs. Thunder prop bet predictions for Sunday

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Under 1.5 three-pointers made ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Despite being the NBA’s third-leading scorer, Gilgeous-Alexander primarily scores inside the 3-point line. He averaged only 1.3 made 3-pointers per game on 3.6 attempts for the season.

He missed all 11 of his 3-point attempts in his last two regular season games, and has only made more than one 3-pointer in one of his past eight games. Against the Pelicans this season, he has only made 4 of 16 3-point attempts. The Pelicans had the second-best 3-point defense in the league during the regular season.

The most favorable odds are -125 on DraftKings.

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Chet Holmgren Over 8.5 rebounds ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Holmgren’s regular season average was 7.9 rebounds per game, but he had standout performances against the Pelicans with 13 and nine rebounds. In his last five games, he grabbed at least nine rebounds in four games, including nine rebounds in just 12 minutes against the Dallas Mavericks.

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The Thunder rank third in shooting defense in the NBA, while the Pelicans are among the top 10 in shooting. The Thunder’s strong defense is expected to force the Pelicans to miss more shots than usual, which will significantly benefit Holmgren as he works toward achieving his goal.

FanDuel is providing odds at +102, while other top sports betting apps have it listed at -115 or lower.

Top odds: +102 at FanDuel

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CJ McCollum Over 21.5 points ⭐⭐⭐⭐

McCollum’s performance in the Pelicans’ two Play-In games was underwhelming with just 16 points combined. Despite this, he had scored at least 25 points in each of his last seven regular season games. His season average of 20.0 points per game was boosted significantly by his strong play in the final quarter of the year.

If he had scored in double figures in the two Play-In games, this number would be higher. With the odds set at better than -110, the over is the clear choice for a lower price than it should be.

Top odds available: -105 at DraftKings

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Pelicans vs. Thunder Game 1 info & odds

  • When: Sunday, April 21
  • Tip-off: 9:30 p.m. ET 
  • Where: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  • How to watch: TNT
  • Favorite: Thunder -8.5 (-105 via DraftKings)

Player props for the Pelicans vs. Thunder game were created on Sunday at 1:04 p.m. ET.

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Green Finnian
Phil is a Sports Betting Analyst for Underscoreg Review and BettingPros.com, specializing in NFL and college football. He previously covered college football and college basketball for CanesInsight.com, where he also hosted the College Football Pick ‘Em podcast. Phil is always looking for value, especially on lines that just seem too good to be true. His belief is if a line doesn’t make sense, just assume that Vegas knows something you don’t. An alumnus of The U, Phil always holds out hope that the next head coach will be the one who turns the football program around. Some would call him a frontrunner for his love of the Yankees and the Celtics, but he’s also a diehard Detroit Lions fan and will never forgive the refs for the blown pass interference call against the Cowboys in 2015.