These teams have played 45 games against each other, with the Oklahoma City Thunder winning 27 times and their opponent, the Los Angeles Lakers, securing 18 victories. It's worth separately noting their last match, which ended with a score of 116:111, played on March 25, 2023.
Oklahoma City Thunder
In the last two matches, Oklahoma faced fairly strong opponents. Philadelphia and Minnesota are considered the best teams in their conferences, so it’s not surprising that the Thunder lost. Despite the setbacks, the Thunder have maintained their position in the upper part of the Western Conference standings. At the moment, the team has 11 wins and is in third place. Oklahoma continues to show a decent game.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers have won two out of their last three away games. However, the opponents of Darwin Ham’s team were not of the highest level. The team from Los Angeles had no trouble dealing with Detroit and Cleveland. In another match, the Lakers suffered a crushing defeat to Philadelphia (94:138). A possible success against Oklahoma will allow the Lakers to surpass the Thunder in the standings since they are ahead of this opponent in additional indicators. They have the same number of wins.
Prediction
Our expert pick:
The Lakers are a very uncomfortable opponent for Oklahoma, as they have won four out of the last five matches against this team. It is quite likely that history will repeat itself. Lately, Ham's team has been demonstrating confident play, so they should at least give the Thunder a run for their money. Our prediction is the Lakers with a handicap (+7.5) points at odds of 1.85. We consider the mark of 234.5 points to be slightly inflated. The Lakers do not always show a bright game on the road, so it won't be easy to surpass it. Prediction Total Under 234.5 points. You can place such a bet at odds of 1.67. Place a bet on the line of 1xBet with odds of 1.85. Promo code for registration - ODDS2WIN.
