New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/2/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Sunday, November 2, 2025

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New Orleans Pelicans (0-4) are headed to Paycom Center on Sunday where they will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (6-0).

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and went home with a loss by a final score of 122-88 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Pelicans ended up walking away with 15 while the Nuggets totaled 23 fouls. They also knocked down 14 out of their 42 tries from distance. Denver finished shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 14 attempts. Furthermore, Denver had 46 boards (14 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Denver recorded 40 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Concerning defending, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 53.3% from the field on 48 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 43 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 17 of 29 tries for a percentage of 58.6%. New Orleans wrapped up the game with a 37.6% FG percentage (32 of 85) and buried 7 of 34 3-point attempts.

Jeremiah Fears is one player who played a role for this game. He racked up 21 points on 10 out of 15 shooting. He played 30 minutes and also pulled down 1 board. Jeremiah finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor and dished out 6 dimes.

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New Orleans heads into this game with a record of 0-4 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 104.0 pts per contest (30th in the league) on 40.4% from the field. The Pelicans are connecting on 27.9% on shots from downtown (36 of 129) and 73.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Orleans is snagging 40.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 78 assists this year, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.3 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pelicans are able to force 15.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 25.8 fouls. They are 9th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 110 surrendered this season. The Pelicans are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 49.6% (180 of 363) and they relinquish 52.0 boards per contest as a group. They give up 32.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (123.0).

The last time they took the court, the Thunder took home the win by a final score of 127-108 when they played the Wizards. With respect to rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Washington to get 41 in total (12 on the offensive glass). They went 42.5% from distance by connecting on 17 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 17 at the free throw line (88.2%). The Thunder allowed the Wizards to knock down 38 of their 84 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.2% in the game. Overall, the Thunder went 44 out of 98 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.9%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City buried 16 out of 49 attempts (32.7%). They were able to bury 23 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 82.1%. The Wizards were called for 26 fouls in the matchup which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 16 steals in this matchup. The Thunder collected 24 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this matchup.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up having an impact for the Thunder for the matchup. He made 11 of 20 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and added 3 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander earned 31 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 7 dimes in the game.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 6-0 this year. The Thunder commit 22.7 personal fouls every game and they connect on 85.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.8 times per contest (23rd in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 12.2 times per contest. Oklahoma City has scored 718 points this season (119.7 per contest) and they pull in 49.0 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Thunder are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which ranks them 22nd in the league.

The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in points given up per game with 110.3. They are able to force 17.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (3rd in the NBA). The Oklahoma City defense gives up 34.5% on 3-pointers (79 of 229) and their opponents are connecting on 79.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 22.5 assists and 47.3 boards every game, which ranks them 4th and 24th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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