Thunder vs. Clippers Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

The Los Angeles Clippers (17-10) will try to extend a nine-game win streak when they hit the road to play the Oklahoma City Thunder (17-8) on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Paycom Center as 4.5-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on BSO. The over/under in the matchup is set at 234.

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Between them, these two teams average 3.3 more points per game (237.3) than this game’s over/under (234).

Oklahoma City and Los Angeles have seen its opponents average a combined 10.3 fewer points per game than the over/under of 234 set in this game.

The average total the Thunder have had set in matchups this season is 0.8 fewer points than this outing’s point total.

The average total in Los Angeles’ games this year is 6.3 fewer points than the point total of 234 in this outing.

Oklahoma City has a 17-7-1 record against the spread this season.

The Clippers have a 14-13-0 record against the spread this season.

Thunder Stats & Insights

The Thunder have a +181 scoring differential, topping opponents by 7.2 points per game. They’re putting up 120.2 points per game to rank fifth in the league and are allowing 113.0 per outing to rank 12th in the NBA.

The 41.6 rebounds per game the Thunder average rank 25th in the league, and are 5.1 fewer than the 46.7 their opponents grab per contest.

Oklahoma City makes 1.3 fewer threes per game than the opposition, 12.5 (14th in the league) compared to its opponents’ 13.8.

The Thunder score 119.5 points per 100 possessions (eighth in the league), while giving up 112.3 points per 100 possessions (sixth in the NBA).

The Thunder have been significantly better offensively at home, where they average 123.2 points per game, compared to on the road, where they put up 117.0 per game. Defensively, they are much worse in home games, where they concede 115.9 points per game, versus road games, where they let their opponents to score 109.8 per game.

Clippers Stats & Insights

The Clippers outscore opponents by 6.4 points per game (posting 117.1 points per game, ninth in league, and allowing 110.7 per contest, sixth in NBA) and have a +173 scoring differential.

Los Angeles ranks 14th in the NBA at 44.1 rebounds per game. That’s 1.3 more than the 42.8 its opponents average.

The Clippers hit 12.4 three-pointers per game (17th in the league) at a 38.2% rate (third-best in NBA), compared to the 12.2 their opponents make, shooting 34.6% from deep.

The Clippers rank sixth in the NBA with 119.7 points scored per 100 possessions, and seventh defensively with 113.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.

At home Los Angeles is scoring 116.3 points per game, 1.6 fewer points than it is averaging on the road (117.9).

Thunder Key Players to Watch

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one of the Thunder’s key players terms of both scoring and assists, recording 30.7 points and distributing 6.4 assists on average.

Chet Holmgren’s averages this season are 16.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

Isaiah Joe leads active Thunder in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.4 shots per game from beyond the arc.

Gilgeous-Alexander averages 2.8 takeaways per game, while Holmgren records 2.8 rejections per contest.

Clippers Key Players to Watch

Kawhi Leonard scores 24.4 points per game. He also contributes 5.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this season.

This season, Ivica Zubac is averaging 12.2 points, 1.0 assist and 9.3 rebounds per game.

Leonard averages 2.3 made threes per game.

The Clippers’ defensive efforts get a boost from Leonard (1.5 steals per game) and Zubac (1.5 blocks per game).

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