Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Preview: Point Spread, Moneylines, Odds

The Los Angeles Lakers (25-29) will look to LeBron James (seventh in the league scoring 30 points per game) when they attempt to hold off Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (fifth in the NBA with 30.8 PPG) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (25-28) on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers are 6.5-point home favorites in the matchup, which begins at 10:00 PM ET on TNT, SportsNet LA, and BSOK. The matchup has an over/under of 239.5 points.

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Lakers vs. Thunder Game Time and Odds

  • Game Day: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
  • Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: TNT, SportsNet LA, and BSOK
  • Location: Los Angeles, California
  • Arena: Crypto.com Arena
  • Moneyline favorite: Lakers (-254)
  • Spread: Lakers (-6.5)
  • Total: 239.5

Lakers vs. Thunder Betting Stats and Trends

  • The Lakers have covered the spread 25 times this season (25-27-2).
  • Los Angeles is a perfect 3-0 ATS when playing as at least 6.5-point favorites.
  • Lakers games have gone over the total 29 times out of 53 chances this season.
  • Los Angeles has combined with its opponents to put up more than 239.5 points in 20 of 54 games this season.
  • Lakers games have had an average of 235.5 points this season, four fewer than Tuesday’s over/under.
  • The Thunder have registered a 33-20-0 record against the spread this year.
  • Oklahoma City has an ATS record of 9-4 when playing as at least 6.5-point underdogs.
  • This year, 29 of the Thunder’s games have gone over the point total.
  • In 35.8% of Oklahoma City’s games this season (19/53), the teams combined to score more than Tuesday’s total of 239.5 points.
  • The 233.7 PPG average total in Thunder games this season is 5.8 points fewer than this game’s over/under.

Lakers vs. Thunder Statistics and Rankings

Lakers Rank Lakers AVG Thunder AVG Thunder Rank
6th 117.1 Points Scored 117.3 5th
27th 118.4 Points Allowed 116.4 20th
5th 45.1 Rebounds 44.1 11th
21st 9.6 Off. Rebounds 11.5 10th
29th 10.5 3pt Made 12.2 14th
14th 25.2 Assists 24.6 18th
12th 13.4 Turnovers 13.1 7th

Lakers vs. Thunder Stats and Trends

  • The Lakers have a 5-5 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread five times in those games.
  • Los Angeles’ last 10 contests saw four hit the over.
  • The past 10 Los Angeles games averaged two fewer points (237.5) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Lakers have a points-per-game average 0.3 points above their season-long scoring average.
  • The Thunder have a 6-4 record against the spread while finishing 5-5 overall over their last 10 contests.
  • Four of Oklahoma City’s last 10 games have hit the over.
  • Oklahoma City and its opponents have combined to score an average of 234.4 combined points in its last 10 games, 5.1 less than the 239.5 over/under in this matchup.
  • In their last 10 games, the Thunder are scoring 1.6 more points per game than their season-long scoring average, 117.3 PPG.

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