Thunder Against the Spread | OKC On the Road Against Lakers is Basically a Pick ‘Em

Tip-Off: 9:30 PM CT

Location: Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, California)

Spread: Lakers (-1)

Total: 231.5

Trends Against The Spread

Thunder	at	Lakers
26-11-1 (70%)	All	16-24-1 (40%)
10-6-1 (62%) on the road	Location	7-12 (36%) at home
9-4-1 (69%) as underdog or pick	Status	9-15-1 (37%) as favorite
6-2-1 (75%) as road underdog	Location Status	6-9 (40%) as home favorite
1-1 (50%)	Head To Head	1-1 (50%)

Trends Against The Total

• OKC has hit the over 59% of the time this season.
• LA has hit the over 52% of the time this season.
• The Thunder are 10-7 against the over on the road this season.
• The Lakers are 7-12 against the over at home this season.

Team Stats

TEAM	PTS	PA	FG%	3P%	REB	AST	TOV	STL	BLK	STRK	L10
OKC	122.5	113.4	50.7	39.2	41.3	27.4	12.6	8.2	6.4	W4	8-2
LAL	114.1	115.8	48.6	35.8	43.1	27.7	14.3	7.7	5.6	L2	3-7

Series History

The Thunder is 1-1 against the Lakers so far this season (1-1 at home, 0-0 on the road).

Why the Thunder Will Cover (+1)

Depending on which betting line you look at from the various sports books, this game is basically a pick ’em. There are variants of OKC a 1.5-point favorite all the way to the Lakers being a 1-point favorite, so pick your poison. Basically, take whoever you think is going to win, and that’s who you’re taking to cover the spread. I think OKC picks up the win on the road tonight, so I’m taking them to cover whatever the spread actually ends up being.

Why the Game Will Hit the Over (238.5)

The Lakers cannot figure out how to play defense—they’ve given up 120.5 points to opponents over their last 10 games—and even though they’re not the most competent at scoring points at times, the Thunder leans more on the over side of things, so I’m taking a higher-scoring game tonight.

Staff Picks

On the Season

Name	Moneyline	Spread	Over/Under
Matt	21-16	20-16-1	11-26
Zack	27-11	23-14-1	17-21
Craig	22-8	16-13-1	12-18