New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder prediction market odds: Kalshi, Polymarket and the Bandwagon model
Pelicans at Thunder: Bandwagon's model makes the Thunder an 84% favorite (Thunder −13).
New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder model odds and win probability
Axle gives the Thunder a 84% chance to win, by about 13 points.
Bandwagon Axle 2.0 · Updated
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Axle versus the markets and the crowd
Every NBA marketEach bar is the chance that the Thunder win. The thin blue mark is Axle's 84%.
The largest gap is 4 points: Axle has the Thunder at 84%, Polymarket at 80%.
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.
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Why Axle has the Thunder
All NBA ratings| NO | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1395 23rd of 30 | 1726 2nd of 30 |
| Record | 4-7 | 8-2 |
| Last 5 games | 2-3 | 4-1 |
| Streak | L3 | W4 |
| Home field | No | Yes |
| Meetings won | 1 | 5 |
Blue marks the better side of each row. This line uses ratings from results, home advantage, schedule and recent form; record, streak and meetings are context only, not inputs.
How Axle's line has moved
Every stored line
| Stored | OKC win | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 1:32 AM ET | 84% | 0 |
| Nov 11, 1:32 AM ET | 84% | −2 |
| Nov 10, 11:47 PM ET | 86% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 11:33 PM ET | 86% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 5:03 AM ET | 86% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 12:27 AM ET | 86% | +1 |
| Nov 9, 11:23 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 10:53 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 10:43 PM ET | 85% | +1 |
| Nov 9, 9:58 PM ET | 84% | −1 |
| Nov 9, 9:48 PM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 5:04 AM ET | 85% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 11:37 PM ET | 85% | +1 |
| Nov 8, 11:32 PM ET | 84% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 10:17 PM ET | 84% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 9:38 PM ET | 84% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 8:43 PM ET | 84% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 5:53 PM ET | 84% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 5:04 AM ET | 84% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 12:37 AM ET | 84% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 11:31 PM ET | 84% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 11:25 PM ET | 84% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 10:27 PM ET | 84% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 10:20 PM ET | 84% | +1 |
| Nov 7, 7:39 PM ET | 83% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 5:02 AM ET | 83% | — |
Pelicans vs Thunder odds on Polymarket
Every NBA marketPolymarket prices the Thunder at 80%, and Axle 2.0 gives them 84%.
Prices read: Polymarket ; Axle 2.0 .
| Source | NO | OKC | Price read | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymarket | 20% | 80% | ||
| Bandwagon model | 16% | 84% | · model 2.0 |
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New Orleans Pelicans vs Oklahoma City Thunder prediction
Bandwagon's model makes the Thunder a 13-point favorite at home, with a 84% chance to win. The model total is 228. Ratings: Thunder 1726 (2nd of 30), Pelicans 1395 (23rd). The Thunder are 8-2 in the Northwest; the Pelicans are 4-7 in the Southwest. The Thunder have won 4 of their last 5; the Pelicans 2 of their last 5. The two have met 6 times in Bandwagon's results history; the Thunder won 5, the Pelicans 1.
Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.
Form, head-to-head and injuries
Recent form
New Orleans Pelicans
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Golden State Warriors | L 87–138 | – | – | matchup | |
| at LA Clippers | L 123–139 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Minnesota Timberwolves | L 109–115 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Utah Jazz | W 120–113 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Memphis Grizzlies | W 135–134 | – | – | matchup |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Portland Trail Blazers | L 103–123 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Washington Wizards | W 114–75 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Memphis Grizzlies | W 128–97 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Cleveland Cavaliers | W 124–116 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Cleveland Cavaliers | W 117–112 | – | – | matchup |
Head-to-head
| Game | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Pelicans at Oklahoma City Thunder | 116–110 | – | – | matchup | |
| New Orleans Pelicans at Oklahoma City Thunder | 95–104 | – | – | matchup | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder at New Orleans Pelicans | 126–109 | – | – | matchup | |
| New Orleans Pelicans at Oklahoma City Thunder | 106–137 | – | – | matchup | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder at New Orleans Pelicans | 115–100 | – | – | matchup | |
| New Orleans Pelicans at Oklahoma City Thunder | 101–137 | – | – | matchup |
Injuries
New Orleans Pelicans: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
Oklahoma City Thunder: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.
Standings and ratings
All ratings- Pelicans4-7 Southwest, 1st · L3
- Pelicans rating1395 23rd of 30, 11 games
- Thunder8-2 Northwest, 5th · W4
- Thunder rating1726 2nd of 30, 10 games
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The bandwagon on each team
National Basketball Association · Southwest · 1st · streak L3
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National Basketball Association · Northwest · 5th · streak W4
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How Axle makes this line
How this line is made
In National Basketball Association a line starts from the ratings and adds the internal inputs marked used (rest, back-to-back, recent form) through a calibration layer fitted on past National Basketball Association seasons, which beat rating-only out of sample. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.
Internal
- Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
- Home advantage usedthe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
- Schedule usedrest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
- Recent form usedaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results
External
- Injuries unavailable for this game · More than three days to kickoff; lists are used inside that windowplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
- Travel and time zones in the data, not useddistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones · read Oct 29, 10:32 PM UTC
- Weather unavailable for this game · Indoor sportforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.
Model: Thunder 84% to win. Projected score Thunder 121, Pelicans 107; spread Thunder −13, total 228. Polymarket 80% for the Thunder. New Orleans Pelicans at Oklahoma City Thunder, Fri, Nov 20, 8:00 PM ET.