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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Pelicans edges

No clear mismatch in New Orleans' favor.

Thunder edges

  • On defenseOklahoma City's defense contests every shot (2nd) against a New Orleans offense that struggles to shoot (27th).

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
NOPRankStatRankOKC
115.420thOffensive rating7th119.8
119.925thDefensive rating1st108.5
-4.521stNet rating1st+11.2
99.511thPace16th98.5
52.727thEffective FG %4th56.1
11.79thTurnover %2nd10.8
27.08thOffensive rebound %28th22.3
22.26thFree throw rate13th21.3
55.522ndOpponent eFG %2nd51.9
11.819thForced turnover %2nd14.0
71.428thDefensive rebound %11th74.4
19.913thOpponent FT rate3rd18.4

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03Form and season series

Pelicans1-9 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. W
  4. L
  5. L
  6. L
  7. L
  8. L
  9. L
  10. L

Thunder6-4 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. W
  4. L
  5. W
  6. W
  7. L
  8. W
  9. W
  10. W

2025-26 series: Sun, Nov 2 NOP 106, OKC 137 · Mon, Nov 17 OKC 126, NOP 109 · Tue, Jan 27 NOP 95, OKC 104

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers