I'm on the over of this Pelicans @ OKC matchup for these reasons:

- Poor shooting from both teams last game, and both still almost hit 100 points apiece. Pelicans shot under 40% and still won. They should have a better scoring output tonight. They surprisingly shot 96 shots.

- OKC are still big favorites to take game 2 and to me that means they are going to dictate the fast pace they are used to, in order to secure a home win before heading to New Orleans. A quicker style of play is the best way to play a superior defensive team like New Orleans.

- The last games total was 216.... that's a considerable drop when looking at tonights total. Likely an overreaction.

Official Play: Over 210.5

Side Bet: Pelicans +7.5

Hail Mary: Josh Giddey over 9.5 points