NBA Play-In Game: Thunder vs Pelicans Best Bets & Player Props

It is all to play for tonight in the Bayou as Brandon Ingram and the 9th place New Orleans Pelicans welcome Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to Smoothie King Center for the 2nd Play-In game of the night on ESPN.

WIN or GO HOME tonight on ESPN!

▪️ DeMar back in Toronto for CHI/TOR
▪️ Shai, OKC vs. Ingram, NOP

Winners of these 9 vs. 10 games move on to #ATTPlayIn action Friday night 🍿 pic.twitter.com/67UQJNPn8q

— NBA (@NBA) April 12, 2023

DeMar DeRozan and the Bulls take on Pascal Siakam and the Raptors in the first game of the night before this wonderful night cap in New Orleans.

The winner of this game tonight moves on to play the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western conference playoffs.

The loser’s season is over.

WIN or GO HOME 🍿

The NBA play-in tournament continues tonight between the 9th and 10th seed teams 🏀 pic.twitter.com/biHRciXFcL

— ESPN (@espn) April 12, 2023

It all comes down to this tonight in the Bayou and we have you covered with everything you need to know to watch and bet on this elimination matchup tonight on ESPN!

Let’s dive in…

Oklahoma City Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans

• Game Date and Time: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023. 9:30 PM EST
• Game Location: Smoothie King Center , New Orleans, LA
• Where to Watch: ESPN/NBA TV

Spread

• Thunder +5.5 (-110)
• Pelicans -5.5 (-110)

MoneyLine

• Thunder (+185)
• Pelicans (-225)

Total

• Over 226.5 (-110)
• Under 226.5 (-110)

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Prediction

Both of these play-in games tonight will no doubt be drama-filled and this one in Smoothie King Center will have all the fixings of must-see TV.

Brandon Ingram and the Pelicans battled their way into the play-in games after looking like they might miss the playoff all together in the middle of the season.

Ingram said not so fast my friends and has been simply sensational since returning from injury, carrying the Pelicans into the Play-In Game.

B.I. was one of 3 players to average 24p/5r/5a on 48/39/88 shooting splits this season.

The other two were Steph & KD. pic.twitter.com/fjn7JnFj8r

— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) April 12, 2023

I am a huge BI fan and this shows how elite he was this season, when healthy.

Over the last 2 weeks of the season, he averaged 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, willing the Pelicans to some gutsy wins and ensuring their place in the dance.

Tonight, he will get a chance to move the Pelicans one game closer to the playoffs, at home, against the surprise 10 seed Thunder.

Gameday in NOLA!

🆚 New Orleans Pelicans
📍 Smoothie King Center
⏰ 8:30PM CT
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📻 @sportsanimal #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/TDQS06O8sh

— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) April 12, 2023

It’s hard to not root for this Thunder squad. They are young and inexperienced in terms of post-season action but their never quit attitude and playing style led them to the play-in game as the 10 seed.

It is all to play for tonight and the Thunder will come out ready to go. Back court tandem Shai Gilgeous Alexander and Josh Giddey will have to come up big, along with sensational rookie Jalen Williams, in order for the Thunder to hang with the Pelicans.

I have confidence the Pelicans get the job done tonight at home and move on, but I would not be surprised whatsoever if the Thunder won this game.

The Thunder have won or covered a 5 point underdog spread in 7 straight games versus the Pelicans and I like that trend to continue tonight.

Give me the Thunder to cover, in what should be a fantastic game.

Best Bet

Oklahoma City Thunder +5.5 (-110) Bovada

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Player Prop of the Game

Brandon Ingram o29.5 Points (-120) BetOnline

As I mentioned before and previously this season, I am a huge BI fan.

He is one of the most gifted players we have in the league right now and when he is healthy, he is a top 5 scorer in the league.

We have seen that the last 2 months of the season and I like that to continue tonight.

The one game Ingram suited up against the Thunder this season was in February and he dropped a cool 34 points.

He is coming off of a massive 40 point game in the regular season finale loss to the Timberwolves and I think he picks up right where he left off in that one.

Ingram has 30+ in 3 of his last 6 games and will look to be aggressive once again tonight.

For a small 0.1 units, I am going to sprinkle his triple double. He has been doing everything for the Pelicans this season and if this game is down to the wire, he will have every chance to flirt with one. For the value, it is worth a small unit play.

Bonus: Ingram Triple Double (+1000)

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