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New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder picks, predictions, odds: Who wins Game 2?

The No. 8 seed New Orleans Pelicans and No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder play Wednesday, April 24 in Game 2 of their first-round 2024 NBA Playoffs series for the Western Conference.

The game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Pacific time (9:30 p.m. Eastern time) and can be seen on TNT (stream with Sling TV).

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Check out these NBA Playoffs picks and predictions for the Western Conference matchup.

The Thunder are an 8.5-point favorite over the Pelicans in NBA Playoffs odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook.

Oklahoma City is -350 on the moneyline. New Orleans is +280.

The over/under for the game is set at 212.5 points.

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ESPN: Thunder have a 70.9% chance to beat Pelicans in Game 2

The site gives New Orleans a 29.1% shot at defeating Oklahoma City in the second game of the NBA Playoffs series.

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Sports Betting Dime: Thunder 116.6, Pelicans 114.1

The site's formula predicts that the Thunder will beat the Pelicans in Game 2 of their NBA postseason series on Wednesday.

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Odds Trader: Thunder 112, Pelicans 104

The site predicts that Oklahoma City will defeat New Orleans in Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs series, with a final score of 112-104.

Will the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs series? NBA picks, predictions and odds weigh in on Wednesday's game.
Will the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs series? NBA picks, predictions and odds weigh in on Wednesday's game.

FOX Sports: Thunder 117, Pelicans 111

It writes: "The Thunder have played 68 games with over 213 points scored, their current matchup's total, this season. This season, 63 of the Pelicans' 82 games have had a combined total higher than 213 points scored. Between them, these two teams average 22.2 more points per game (235.2) than this game's total (213)."

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