OKC Thunder vs NO Pelicans Prediction: Will the Thunder be able to reaffirm their high class in the playoffs?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on April 22. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Thunder had a very confident regular season. The young team, which last season lost in the play-in, now not only went directly to the playoffs, but did it with the first seed of the West.

Much of Oklahoma's success has come at the expense of progress on defense. While the offense has remained about the same compared to last season, the team has moved from 19th to 11th in the rankings and is now allowing 112.7 points per game on average (up from 116 last season).

The Pelicans missed the sixth line in the Western Conference and had to make it to the first round of the playoffs through the play-in. New Orleans lost to the Los Angeles Lakers (106:110) for the seventh seed, but took the eighth seed from Sacramento (105:98).

Note that in the play-in another injury was Zion Williamson. Participation of the first number one of the draft 2019 is excluded, at least in the opening game of the series with Oklahoma.

Oklahoma is an inexperienced team. Most of the Thunder players have never played in the playoffs. New Orleans has more players with similar experience. We believe that the Pelicans are overwhelmed here, and we bet on Willie Green's team with a plus handicap.