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2023 NBA Handicapping
(25-28) OKC Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers (25-29)
Date: Tuesday, February 7th
Time: 10:30 PM EST
Venue: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
Moneyline NBA Odds: Thunder +245| Lakers -300 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Lakers -7
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 237.5
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First, the Thunder are completing a back-to-back set having been blown out 114-141 by the Warriors on Monday while the Lakers last played Saturday losing 126-131 to the Pelicans.
ATS
The Thunder are 32-19 overall against the spread this season. Also, they are 15-19-1 ATS as the away team. Additionally, the Lakers are 25-28 against the spread this season. Also, they are 13-11-1 ATS as the home team
Season Series
This is the first of three scheduled matches this season between the OKC Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers. OKC will host on March 1st and the Lakers will host the final meeting between the clubs on March 24th.
All-time the Lakers hold the advantage of winning 151 of 260 matches. Last season the teams played four times splitting the regular season series.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, on Monday, February 6th. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Tuesday, February 7th.
OKC Thunder
Each time the Thunder appear on the cusp of making a move up the ladder they’ve stumbled to remind us this is a team still in development.
To wit, one game after dropping 153 points on the Rockets, OKC got beaten by almost 30 points and their night was finished before the end of the first quarter.
Albeit, the foundational pieces are in place, particularly the cornerstone Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who’ll make his All-Star debut this season.
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault didn’t bother to push his charges to attempt a comeback knowing they had to travel for this game versus the Lakers where all eyes will be on the match to potentially witness history in the making.
Stats
Offensively, the Thunder scores 117.3 points per game ranking fifth while shooting 46.9% from the field and 36.3% from deep ranking 20th and 13th respectively.
OKC limits opponents to 115.9 points per game (20th) with them shooting 46.6% from the field and 35.4% from deep ranking seventh and 10th respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Luguentz Dort, SG (OUT indefinitely, hamstring)
- Aleksej Pokusevski SF (OUT indefinitely, leg)
- Chet Holmgren, PF (OUT for season, foot)
*because the Thunder played on Monday, they hadn’t updated the injury report but the above is the presumption.
Los Angeles Lakers
LeBron James’ emotions must be all over the map these days. When Kyrie Irving demanded a trade, for a few days at least it looked like the Lakers would be the only serious contenders to trade for the enigmatic guard.
Sure other suitors were calling but knowing Kyrie could bolt in the summer with his true intention being to reunite with James none were expected to offer much.
But, Mark Cuban changed those plans sending James back to wonder if his Lakers team will have enough to make the play-in tournament, let alone secure one of the top six seeds.
Tonight, however, the focus will be on the individual rather than the team as the King prepares to break the all-time points record that has been held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for almost four decades
Stats
On the negative side, LA allows opponents to score an average of 118.4 points per game ranking 27th. Their opponents shoot 47.3% from the field and 34.6% from behind the arc ranking 15th and third respectively.
Another key point, the Lakers score 117.1 points per game which rank sixth-best while shooting 48.1 percent from the field and 33.6 percent from the perimeter ranking ninth and 26th respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- LeBron James, SF (Questionable — ankle soreness)
- Anthony Davis, PF (Probable — foot)
- Austin Reeves, SG (Probable —hamstring)
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OKC Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Betting Trends:
- At this point, the Thunder are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games.
- Also, the Thunder are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
- The Thunder are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games against LA Lakers.
- By comparison, the total has gone UNDER in 5 of the Lakers’ last 7 games at home.
- The Lakers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games played in February.
- Finally, the Lakers are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games when playing as the favorite
Free OKC Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Prediction:
Although James is listed as questionable that feels more like a dramatic move (sure to make the future movie cut).
He needs 36 points to break the record and knows if he falls short tonight he’ll get another shot on Thursday against the Bucks which would make for an even better movie plot given the ties to Abdul-Jabbar.
Favoring the event occurring tonight is OKC’s top defender, Luguentz Dort is out with a hamstring injury and the Thunder are playing on consecutive nights.
That said, the Thunder are by no means a push over and since they rarely get national TV coverage it won’t surprise me if they make a game of this.
4* Free OKC Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Betting Pick: Thunder +7
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