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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -13-point favorites versus the Thunder, while the game's total opened at 217.5.
The Lakers were a 119-117 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Rockets. They failed to cover the -10.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (236) made winners of OVER bettors.
In their last action, Oklahoma City was a 99-94 loser on the road against the Clippers. They covered the +12.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (193) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 1-6 SU,3-4 ATS
Oklahoma City is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Oklahoma City is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 5-3 SU,2-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
LA Lakers is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games
LA Lakers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Next up:
Oklahoma City home to San Antonio Sunday, November 7
Los Angeles at Portland Saturday, November 6