Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Betting Preview

The Los Angeles Lakers (29-33) will look to LeBron James (seventh in the league scoring 29.5 points per game) when they try to defeat Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (fifth in the NBA with 31 PPG) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (28-33) on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Paycom Center. The Lakers are 3-point road underdogs in the matchup, which starts at 8:00 PM ET on BSOK and SportsNet LA. The matchup has an over/under set at 227.5 points.

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How do I watch Thunder vs. Lakers

• Game Day: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
• Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: BSOK and SportsNet LA
• Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Arena: Paycom Center

Betting Lines for Oklahoma City vs. Los Angeles

Thunder Betting Stats & Information

• The Thunder have won 47.1% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (8-9).
• Oklahoma City has gone 7-2 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -143 or shorter (winning 77.8%).
• The Thunder are 37-23-1 against the spread this season.
• The Thunder have a 7-1 record against the spread this season when favored by 3 points or more.
• The average total Oklahoma City has had in its games this season is seven more points than this particular game’s point total.
• A total of 33 of the Thunder’s 62 games with a set total have hit the over (53.2%).

Los Angeles Betting Stats & Info

• The Lakers have won 18, or 40%, of the 45 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Los Angeles has a record of 10-24, a 29.4% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +122 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Lakers have covered the spread in a game 29 times this season (29-31-2).
• In games they were an underdog in by 3 points or more so far this season, the Lakers went 12-20-2 against the spread.
• The average point total for Los Angeles this year is 7.3 points higher than this game’s over/under.
• This year, 31 of the Lakers’ games have gone over the point total.

Thunder vs. Lakers Season Stat Comparison

Thunder vs. Lakers Injury Updates

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This Matchup’s Impact Players

Oklahoma City Thunder Leaders

• Josh Giddey has a statline of 16 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.
• Gilgeous-Alexander puts up 31 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.
• Isaiah Joe leads active Thunder in three-point shooting, making an average of 2.2 shots per game from beyond the arc.

Los Angeles Lakers Leaders

• James scores 29.5 points per game, while also pulling down 8.4 rebounds and dishing out 6.9 assists per game.
• Malik Beasley is the top scorer from the three-point line for the Lakers (among active players), hitting 3.1 threes per game.

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