Game 3 of the first-round Western Conference series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the Smoothie King Center. The game will tip off at 3:30 PM ET on Saturday afternoon and will air on TNT, Bally Sports New Orleans, and Bally Sports Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma City Thunder finished with the best record in the Western Conference. It maintained home-court advantage as they won the first two games of the series while winning by an average margin of 17 points per game in the first two games, including a 124-92 win in Game 2 of the series which also extended their winning streak to seven games.
The Thunder have also won four straight games in the series against the Pelicans and four of the five meetings this season while winning by an average margin of 12.2 points per game. Oklahoma City has won four of the last five road games in the series and has won by an average margin of 9.2 points per game in those meetings.
The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead when they travel to face the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 3 of the series.
The New Orleans Pelicans have struggled in the series against the Oklahoma City Thunder as they have lost the first two games in the series and have lost four of their last five games this season while losing by an average margin of 9.4 points per game during that stretch.
Without Zion Williamson, the Pelicans are not as dominant. They will be without Williamson for games 3 and 4 of the series as Williamson is not likely to return until Game 5, if the series goes to five games. The Pelicans have lost four of the five games in the series this season and four straight home games in the series while having lost by an average margin of 12.5 points per game during their home losing streak in the series.
The New Orleans Pelicans will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday afternoon, looking to end their four-game losing streak and avoid a 0-3 series start.
BetNow has the Oklahoma City Thunder listed as 1-point favorites on the road against the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 3 of the series on Saturday afternoon. Oklahoma City has won six of the last ten, including four straight in the series against New Orleans, and has won four straight road games in the series. The Thunder have covered the spread in six of the last ten and two of the previous three games in the series.
Oklahoma City has dominated the start of the playoff series as they have won the first two games by an average margin of 17 points per game and have won four straight road games in the series while winning by an average margin of 12.5 points per game during that streak. The Thunder have covered the spread in six of the last ten and two of the previous three games in the series. Lay the point with the Oklahoma City Thunder when they travel to face the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 3 of the series on Saturday afternoon.
