New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 1/27/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New Orleans Pelicans (11-36) are headed to Paycom Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder (37-9).

The Pelicans faced the Grizzlies and walked away with a win by a score of 133-127 in their last contest. New Orleans walked away from the contest having earned a 46.5% field goal percentage (46 of 99) and knocked down 13 of 36 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pelicans knocked down 28 of 33 shots for a percentage of 84.8%. With respect to getting rebounds, they compiled 49 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 29 assists for this game in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and earning 14 steals. With regard to defense, New Orleans allowed 48.9% from the field on 45 of 92 shooting. Memphis recorded 34 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. Additionally, Memphis collected 47 boards (14 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Memphis ended up shooting 86.4% from the charity stripe by making 19 of their 22 tries. They knocked down 18 of their 47 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Pelicans finished with 20 while the Grizzlies finished the game with 23 fouls.

Saddiq Bey is one player who played a role for this game. He finished with 36 points on 13 of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and also grabbed 4 boards. Bey finished the contest at 65.0% from the floor and totaled 4 assists.

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New Orleans heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 11-36 for the season. They are giving up possession 14.6 times per game and as a group they commit 20.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Orleans is snagging 43.5 boards per game and has totaled 1,165 assists for the year, which ranks 17th in basketball in terms of passing. The Pelicans are connecting on 34.1% on shots from downtown (507 of 1,486) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They average 115.1 pts per contest (21st in the league) while shooting 46.4% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game while drawing 20.7 fouls. They rank 29th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,360 conceded this year. The Pelicans defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.6% (2,086 of 4,294) and they concede 45.2 boards per game as a team. They concede 36.1% on 3-point shots while they are 29th in the league in points per game allowed (122.1).

When they last played, the Thunder walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-114 when they played the Pacers. In relation to rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Indiana to get 51 in total (14 offensive). They finished the game shooting 42.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 16 of 38 and finished the contest at 11 of 20 from the free throw line (55.0%). The Thunder allowed the Pacers to convert 45 out of their 96 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.9% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Thunder went 40 out of 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.8%. In terms of three-point shots, Oklahoma City knocked down 7 of 26 attempts (26.9%). They were able to convert 27 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. The Pacers committed 24 personal fouls in this game which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for 30 shots. They also turned it over 9 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Thunder were able to pull down 37 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the matchup.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was important for the Thunder in the game. He converted 17 of 28 for the contest for a field goal rate of 60.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander earned 47 points in his 35 mins on the court and accounted for 4 assists for the game.

Oklahoma City has a record of 37-9 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Thunder are hitting on 49.3% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in the NBA. Oklahoma City has scored 5,578 points this season (121.3 per game) and they average 43.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per contest (17th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 12.2 times per contest. The Thunder have committed 20.3 fouls every game and they shoot 82.5% from the charity stripe.

The Thunder defensively are ranked 2nd in the NBA in points given up per game with 108.0. They have forced 17.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the floor (1st in the league). The Oklahoma City defense gives up 37.3% on three-point shots (664 of 1,780) and their opponents are making 75.5% of their foul shots. They have allowed 24.8 dimes and 45.3 total rebounds per game, ranking them 5th and 24th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oklahoma City and under the total points

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