NBA DFS Matchup: Thunder-Pelicans (2024-01-26)

The Oklahoma City Thunder, currently 2nd in the Northwest Division, are set to face off against the New Orleans Pelicans, leading the Southwest Division, in an exciting NBA DFS confrontation tonight at 8:00 PM EST (Fri, January 26th). The showdown is slated to take place at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA. The Thunder carry an impressive away record of 17-5 and stand at 31-13 overall. On the other hand, the Pelicans boast a solid home performance of 14-9 and an overall record of 26-18. The Thunder, schooled by Mark Daigneault, have 1 player sidelined for tonight’s game, while the Pelicans, under the guidance of Willie Green, will be missing 2 players on their roster for tonight’s game.

Please note, the team rosters provided below reflect the seasonal averages recorded as of this morning.

Thunder-Pelicans NBA DFS Matchup

The Thunder enters the game boasting 5,364 points, 1,810 rebounds, 1,210 assists, and a successful field goal percentage of 50.5%. Conversely, the Pelicans move into the basketball match holding 5,170 points, 1,959 rebounds, 1,197 assists, and a field goal success rate of 48.9%.

Status & Injury Report

No.	Player Name	Team	Status	Issue
37	Matt Ryan	New Orleans Pelicans	Out	Soreness (Arm)
0	Dereon Seabron	New Orleans Pelicans	Day-To-Day	Not Specified (Other)
30	Olivier Sarr	Oklahoma City Thunder	Out	Strain (Torso)

Oklahoma City Thunder Roster

No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
		Point Guard		Active		$10,100		$11,000		39.14
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		32.8	1.1	4.8	0.7	7.8	5.6	22.3	4.7	1.4	2.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
7	Chet Holmgren
		Power Forward		Active		$7,200		$8,200		37.86
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		30.2	1.6	2.8	2.6	6.4	2.6	17.1	7.3	0.6	1.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
3	Josh Giddey
		Shooting Guard		Active		$5,900		$6,600		32.6
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		29.7	1.0	5.8	0.4	5.9	1.2	14.1	7.5	0.8	2.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
8	Jalen Williams
		Forward		Active		$7,000		$7,800		30.13
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		30.9	1.1	3.7	0.5	6.1	2.3	15.7	4.4	1.3	1.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
5	Luguentz Dort
		Guard		Active		$4,700		$4,900		22.68
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		29.4	1.9	1.6	0.4	4.4	2.3	13.0	3.9	0.9	1.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
17	Aleksej Pokusevski
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		18.34
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		20.8	1.0	2.0	0.8	2.9	0.6	7.5	4.7	0.5	1.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
34	Kenrich Williams
		Small Forward		Active		$3,100		$3,800		17.33
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		21.4	0.9	1.9	0.3	2.7	0.4	6.6	4.4	0.8	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
23	Tre Mann
		Point Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		15.45
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		19.1	1.3	1.7	0.2	3.2	0.8	8.5	2.5	0.6	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
22	Cason Wallace
		Guard		Active		$3,500		$4,400		14.76
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		21.1	1.1	1.4	0.5	2.6	0.5	6.8	2.3	0.7	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
9	Davis Bertans
		Small Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		13.95
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		17.9	1.8	0.9	0.4	2.5	0.9	7.7	2.5	0.4	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
6	Jaylin Williams
		Forward		Active		$3,000		$3,800		13.72
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		15.7	0.9	1.4	0.3	1.7	0.6	4.9	4.1	0.5	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
21	Aaron Wiggins
		Shooting Guard		Active		$3,200		$4,000		13.55
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		18.8	0.7	1.1	0.2	2.7	0.9	7.0	3.0	0.5	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
30	Olivier Sarr
		Center		Out		N/A		N/A		12.46
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		15.1	0.4	0.6	0.6	2.0	0.9	5.2	3.8	0.2	0.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
11	Isaiah Joe
		Shooting Guard		Active		$4,200		$4,200		11.61
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		15.2	1.6	0.9	0.1	2.2	0.7	6.7	1.8	0.5	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
12	Lindy Waters III
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		11
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		13.7	1.6	0.8	0.3	1.9	0.2	5.7	2.0	0.4	0.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
13	Ousmane Dieng
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		9.83
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		13.4	0.7	1.1	0.1	1.8	0.4	4.7	2.4	0.3	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
29	Vasilije Micic
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		8.69
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		11.9	0.4	2.5	0.1	1.3	0.4	3.3	0.7	0.4	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
18	Keyontae Johnson
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		2.9
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		8.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.8

New Orleans Pelicans Roster

No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
1	Zion Williamson
		Power Forward		Active		$7,800		$7,900		39.97
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		31.6	0.2	3.9	0.5	9.6	5.4	24.9	6.6	0.9	2.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
14	Brandon Ingram
		Small Forward		Active		$7,600		$8,000		32.94
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		33.0	1.4	4.2	0.5	7.0	3.9	19.4	5.2	0.7	2.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
3	CJ McCollum
		Shooting Guard		Active		$7,200		$7,900		31.52
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		32.0	2.4	3.8	0.4	7.4	2.2	19.4	3.6	0.9	1.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
17	Jonas Valanciunas
		Center		Active		$6,700		$7,100		29.45
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		26.0	0.3	1.3	1.0	5.4	2.5	13.5	9.5	0.4	1.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
5	Herbert Jones
		Small Forward		Active		$4,600		$5,300		23.63
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		29.5	0.9	2.3	0.8	3.6	1.8	9.9	3.9	1.5	1.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
22	Larry Nance Jr.
		Power Forward		Active		$3,900		N/A		22.26
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		23.3	0.4	1.8	0.5	3.2	1.0	7.8	6.3	1.2	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
40	Cody Zeller
		Center		Active		N/A		N/A		19.54
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		21.2	0.1	1.4	0.6	3.0	1.9	8.1	5.7	0.6	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
25	Trey Murphy III
		Shooting Guard		Active		$4,900		N/A		19.42
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		23.7	2.0	1.2	0.4	3.6	1.6	10.8	3.1	0.8	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
15	Jose Alvarado
		Point Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		17.07
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		18.1	1.1	2.7	0.2	2.8	0.9	7.5	2.1	1.1	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
24	Jordan Hawkins
		Guard		Active		$3,800		$4,500		16.96
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		21.8	2.2	1.4	0.1	3.6	1.4	10.9	2.8	0.4	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
8	Naji Marshall
		Small Forward		Active		$3,300		$4,100		16.65
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		19.5	0.7	2.1	0.2	2.7	1.6	7.7	3.5	0.7	1.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
11	Dyson Daniels
		Guard		Active		$3,600		$4,200		15.35
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		19.6	0.5	2.5	0.2	1.8	0.6	4.6	3.5	1.0	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
50	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		15.27
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		19.2	0.9	0.9	0.3	2.5	0.7	6.7	4.6	0.5	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
37	Matt Ryan
		Forward		Out		N/A		N/A		7.54
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		12.8	1.4	0.6	0.0	1.6	0.5	5.1	1.2	0.2	0.5
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
33	Malcolm Hill
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		6.77
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		9.2	0.6	0.3	0.1	1.1	0.5	3.2	1.6	0.3	0.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
0	Dereon Seabron
		Guard		Day-To-Day		N/A		N/A		4.26
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		6.4	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.5	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
32	E.J. Liddell
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		2.2
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		2.8	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.7	0.5	0.0	0.3

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