Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers 03/24/2023 Picks & Preview

Despite struggling with their outside shot, Los Angeles remains one of the better offensive units in large part to their ability to get to the charity stripe

Injuries:

  • Thunder

    • Not Yet Submitted

  • Lakers

    • F Anthony Davis (foot) probable

    • F LeBron James (foot) out

  • The Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven home games, 17-5 ATS in their last 22 games against a team with a losing record and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall.
  • Los Angeles has an ATS record of 3-2 in the previous 5 matchups vs Oklahoma City.
  • The Thunder are 47-23-3 ATS in their last 73 road games, 39-19-2 ATS in their last 60 games against a team with a losing record and 5-1 ATS in their last six games overall.
  • The Over is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings overall and the Thunder are 7-1 ATS in the last eight meetings in Los Angeles.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers collide at the Crypto.com Arena on Friday night.

The Thunder come into this game with a lot of motivation, but they will play without a day off after being eliminated by the Clippers last night. Oklahoma City seems like a candidate for some setbacks in attack because not only are they a below-average outside firing unit but they are also generating free throws at below-average speeds. NBA average. The Oklahoma City Thunder have also included machines on the road since last season, and like the Lakers, they are battling for playoff kicks and higher seeding.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers are in pretty good form as they have won six of their last nine games and will be looking for a third win in a row after beating the Suns 122-111 on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Lakers should have been given home preference and had the remaining advantage, but that’s a lot of points for a Lakers team facing a lot of tight games. Without LeBron James, Los Angeles will need Anthony Davis to step up and put on a solid performance against Oklahoma City today.

It’s going to be tight and it’s tempting to take down the Thunder, but the Lakers have played some of their best basketball games this season and they can get the job done after a big Davis game here.