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2024 NBA Handicapping OKC Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers
(42-18) OKC Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers (34-29)
Date: Monday, March 4th
Time: 10:30 PM ET
Venue: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
Moneyline NBA Odds: Thunder -105| Lakers -115 (Bet Now!)
NBA ATS Betting Odds: Lakers -1
Today’s NBA Betting Total (O/U): 240.5
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Monday serves up the fourth and final meeting between the OKC Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers. OKC will be attempting to tie up the season series that LA leads 2-1.
LA arrives having last played on Saturday in a losing 124-114 effort versus the Nuggets while the Thunder are completing a back-to-back set having battled to defeat the Suns 118-110 on Sunday.
Season Series
Last season, the teams played three times with the Lakers taking two of the three matches. The Lakers hold the all-time record having bested the Thunder in 155 of their 266 contests.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Sunday, March 3rd. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Monday, March 4th.
OKC Thunder
Early this season I posted the Thunder would earn a playoff seed and shock fans — little did I know they’d be sitting in first on March 4th!
They’ve beaten the elite teams and earned accolades for their poise. Sunday, against the Suns they locked down in clutch time to pull away with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander adding more fuel to the fire for his MVP candidacy scoring over 30 points (35) for the 45th time this season.
Thunder Stats
The Thunder ranks third on offense (119.4), and tied for fourth on defense (111.4) while they offer a plus +8.0 net differential registering second overall.
In terms of the Thunder’s performance against the spread, they are one of the better bets with a 37-21-1 record through 59 matches.
Thunder Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Jaylin Williams (didn’t play Sunday/questionable — knee)
Los Angeles Lakers
LeBron James made history on Saturday becoming the first player to register 40,000 points. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much else to celebrate as the Nuggets flipped the switch in clutch time and easily pulled away from the Lakers.
The match showcased the divide between LA and Denver who’ve beaten them eight consecutive times including the sweep in the playoffs. LA sits in 10th coveting the sixth seed but has just 20 games to make up the 2.5 games they trail by.
Lakers Stats
LA ranks 17th offensively (114.7) as well as defensively (115.3), with a minus net differential of -0.6 ranking 19th overall.
The Lakers aren’t a great choice when betting against the spread with a 28-35 record to this point in the season.
Lakers Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- LeBron James, SF (questionable —ankle)
- Anthony Davis, PF (probable — Achilles)
- Christian Wood, PF (OUT indefinitely — knee)
- Jarred Vanderbilt, SF (OUT indefinitely — foot)
- Cam Reddish, SG (probable — ankle)
- Gabe Vincent, PG (OUT indefinitely —knee)
- Colin Castleton, C (OUT indefinitely — wrist)
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Thunder vs. Lakers NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Thunder are 17-1 ATS in their last 8 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oklahoma City’s last 12 games.
- Also, the Thunder are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against the Lakers.
- By comparison, the Lakers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers’ last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
- Also, the Lakers are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games.
Free OKC Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Prediction:
LA has the rest advantage and are at home with something that tends to bother the Thunder – – SIZE.
That said, OKC is now sitting alone in first in the West and is 7-3 on the second game of back-to-back sets. Like the Nuggets this young Thunder squad seems to have a clutch time gear they flip when needed so don’t assume this will be a cakewalk for the Lakers.
4* Free OKC Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Betting Pick: Thunder +1.0
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— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 3, 2024
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