Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder odds, tips and betting trends

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01 March 2023

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder odds, tips and betting trends

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder (28-33) play LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (29-33) on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Paycom Center, at 8:00 PM ET on BSOK and SportsNet LA.

The Lakers face off against the Thunder in a game projected to be a hard-fought meeting. The Lakers are favored by just 1 point against the Thunder.

Lakers vs. Thunder Betting Odds

Spread: Los Angeles -1
Moneyline: Los Angeles -113, Oklahoma City -107

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Lakers at Thunder odds, spread, & more

Prediction

Pick ATS: Thunder (+ 1)
Prediction:
Thunder 120 – Lakers 115

Los Angeles has won 11, or 64.7%, of the 17 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
This year, Los Angeles has won 11 of 17 games when listed as at least -113 or better on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Los Angeles has a 53.1% chance of pulling out a win.

Oklahoma City has gone 19-24 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 44.2% of those games).
When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -107 or longer, Oklahoma City has gone 19-24 (44.2%).
Oklahoma City has a 51.7% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

The 116.9 points per game the Lakers record are only 0.2 more points than the Thunder allow (116.7).
Los Angeles is 22-6-1 against the spread and 22-7 overall when scoring more than 116.7 points.
Oklahoma City is 23-8 against the spread and 19-12 overall when giving up fewer than 116.9 points.
The Thunder score only 0.1 fewer points per game (117.8) than the Lakers allow (117.9).
Oklahoma City is 22-6 against the spread and 20-8 overall when it scores more than 117.9 points.
Los Angeles is 19-14 against the spread and 20-13 overall when it allows fewer than 117.8 points.
The Lakers are at the seventh spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (116.9 PPG), while the Thunder allow the 20th-fewest points per game (116.7) in the league.
Oklahoma City’s squad is currently the third-ranked scoring team in the NBA (117.8 PPG), while Los Angeles’ team is 24th in points allowed per game (117.9).
The Lakers have been out-scored by 64 points this season (1.0 point per game on average), while the Thunder have put up 69 more points than their opponents on the year (1.1 per game).

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