by James Q
Tuesday, Oct 26, 2021Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Picks Spread and Trends to Watch - 10/27/2021
Game Time: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, October 27th, 2021
Venue: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Where to Watch: NBA League Pass, local cable
Opening NCAAF Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings: Spread: : O/U:
BetMGM: Spread: : O/U:
Bet on any spread even or better than Lakers -10…. For the Lakers. Will update the spread when it is published.
Season Record
Lakers: 1-2 (Western Conference)
Thunder: 0-3 (Western Conference)
Oct is a weird month. The offseason is over… the preseason is over… and with each contest we wait for all the new-look squads to reveal themselves. I’ll break it to you. The Thunder are not a second-round playoff team, they aren’t a first round NBA playoffs team… in fact they don’t want to win at all. They started planning for the 2022 NBA draft in August and September as they watched their current NBA draft picks play in summer league and training camp. They still want to sell tickets to games so they won’t ever say so out loud, but if they start winning the front office will move the winners for picks. The Thunder are in full rebuild and you should never bet on them to win. You do however have to be careful about the point spread.
The Lakers however hope for the NBA Finals and will play that way every night. They have to slog through the NBA season, but once through will be contenders… they just have to overcome all the May-December matchups they will face.
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RECENT FORM
The Lakers lost their opener to the Memphis Grizzlies 121-118. Then lost game 2 to the Phoenix Suns 115 - 105. They got their first win barely over the Memphis Grizzlies 121-118. They are 0-3 ATS. {They will play the Spurs Wednesday night before this Thursday game}
The Thunder lost all 3 games so far… right on schedule. The Utah Jazz 107-86, Houston Rockets 124-91, Philadelphia 76ers 115-103. They are just 79 games away from the draft lottery. Fingers crossed!
Offensive Analysis
The Lakers are 11th in points scored. They have lost but they have battled. They are even 7th in FG%. They just need to settle the roster and get some of those young inured bodies back.
The Thunder are 29th in points scored, only because the Pistons are after that same draft lottery. They are 27th in FG%. Don’t bet on the Thunder this year unless it is a bet against.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction
Our prediction for Wednesday, October 27th is… Lakers 118 - Thunder 100
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NBA Betting Trends
OKC is 5-2 ATS versus the Lakers over the last 3 seasons. (LA is 6-1 SU)
The Lakers are 2-1 ATS at Oklahoma City against OKC the last 3 seasons.
3 of 3 games in OKC of this series have gone OVER
Injury Report:
Lakers: PG Kendrick Nunn Out indefinitely** SG Talen Horton-Tucker (thumb) Out ** SF Trevor Ariza (ankle) Out indefinitely ** SG Wayne Ellington (hammy) Out
Thunder: PF Derrick Favors (rest, because they don't want to win and ruin draft picks) Out
Starting Lineups
Lakers: PG Russell Westbrook, SG Malikk Monk, SF Kent Bazemore, PF LeBron James, C Anthony Davis
Thunder: PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, SG Luguentz Dort, SF Josh Giddey, PF Darius Bazley, C Mike Muscala
Statistical Leaders
Lakers:
Points: LeBron James 26
Rebounds: Anthony Davis 11
Assists: Russell Westbrook 8.7
Steals: Russell Westbrook 2
Blocks: Anthony Davis 2.7
Thunder:
Points: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 20
Rebounds: D Bazley 6.7
Assists: Josh Giddey 4.7
Steals: L Dort 1.7
Blocks: D Bazley 1
Coaches:
Lakers: Frank Vogel. Frank is the Head coach… and right now in the regular season that means something. He gets to decide the starting rotation in regular season basketball games. He doesn’t pick free agents… that’s LeBron. He doesn’t pick any NBA draft overall pick… that’s Lebron. He doesn’t decide who takes the technical free throw… that’s LeBron. Oh… and he doesn’t really decide who is in the starting rotation because whoever LeBron doesn't fully trust will be on the bench. So … Frank’s job is to cash a 5+ million dollar a year check and stay out of LeBron’s way.
Thunder: Mark Deigneault… who? It’s some guy who looks like Ralph Maccio only younger. He probably works for the money.
James Q
About the Author:
James Q. has been involved with sports and gambling his entire life. A former division 1 scholarship basketball player, James understands sports (and especially basketball) inside-and-out. Following his basketball playing days, James parlayed his gambling skills into a semi-pro poker career. James resides in Los Angeles, and especially loves the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Dodgers. And when he isn't betting on sports (and writing about it), James can be found performing stand-up comedy on the Sunset Strip.
