The Oklahoma City Thunder (36-37) square off against the Los Angeles Lakers (36-37) on Friday at Crypto.com Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Thunder vs. Lakers odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Thunder lost 125-107 to the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday and failed to cover as 4.5-point road underdogs. Oklahoma City is currently the No. 11 seed in the Western Conference, on the end of a 3-team tie with the No. 9 Lakers and No. 10 New Orleans Pelicans.
The Lakers covered as 1.5-point favorites in Wednesday’s 122-111 home victory vs. the Phoenix Suns. Los Angeles is sitting as the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference, on top of the 3-way tie with the Pelicans and Thunder.
Oklahoma City and Los Angeles have split their first 2 meetings this season straight up and against the spread with the road team winning and covering as an underdog in both meetings as the Over cashed twice.
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