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Thunder vs. Lakers NBA Picks & Predictions on DraftKings Sportsbook – April 8

Thunder vs. Lakers NBA Picks & Predictions on DraftKings Sportsbook – April 8

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LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (48-30) go up against the Oklahoma City Thunder (64-14) tonight at Paycom Center. The matchup will begin at 8 p.m. ET on SportsNet LA and FDSOK.

Thunder vs. Lakers Predictions

  • Our pick to win on the Moneyline in this game is the Thunder, by a final score of Thunder 121, Lakers 106.
  • Against the spread, we predict that the Thunder will cover. The spread is currently Thunder -13.
  • As for the total, it’s too close to call relative to the posted over/under of 226.5.

Thunder vs. Lakers Odds

  • Favorite: Thunder (-13)
  • Total: 226.5
  • The Thunder have won 49 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover or pushing 29 times.
  • Oklahoma City is 11-6-2 ATS this season when playing as at least 13-point favorites.
  • In the Thunder’s 78 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 42 times.
  • The Thunder have entered the game as favorites 74 times this season and won 61, or 82.4%, of those games.
  • Oklahoma City has been at least a -952 Moneyline favorite 13 times this season and won all of those games.
  • The Lakers have won 44 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 34 times.
  • Los Angeles has been an underdog by 13 points or more once this season, and covered the spread.
  • The Lakers and their opponents have combined to hit the over 39 out of 78 times this season.
  • The Lakers have come away with 15 wins in the 31 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • Los Angeles has been named as an underdog of +625 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.

Thunder Key Stats

  • Points: 120.0 PPG (4th) | FG%: 48.1% (6th)
  • Opp. Points: 107.5 PPG (2nd) | Opp. FG%: 43.7% (1st)
  • Rebounds: 44.7 RPG (12th) | Opp. Rebounds: 44.8 RPG (20th)
  • Assists: 26.9 APG (12th) | Turnovers: 11.1 TPG (1st)
  • Steals: 10.3 SPG (1st) | Blocks: 5.8 BPG (2nd)

Lakers Key Stats

  • Points: 113.4 PPG (19th) | FG%: 47.9% (7th)
  • Opp. Points: 112.1 PPG (11th) | Opp. FG%: 46.3% (10th)
  • Rebounds: 42.4 RPG (26th) | Opp. Rebounds: 43.0 RPG (8th)
  • Assists: 26.1 APG (17th) | Turnovers: 13.0 TPG (10th)
  • Steals: 7.7 SPG (22nd) | Blocks: 4.5 BPG (21st)

This article contains AI-generated editorial insights provided by Data Skrive.

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