by LUCAS COMBS
When: Sunday, January 27th at 1230PM PT
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Line: -3.5 Thunder
Total: 206
Match-UP
The Oklahoma City Thunder (34-10) will be in LA Sunday to take on the Los Angeles Lakers (18-25). Both teams are coming off bounce back wins after suffering losses. The Lakers’ recent win over the Utah Jazz snapped a four game losing streak and provided a little light at the end of what has been a pitch black tunnel. The Thunder beat the Seattle Sonics, err, the Sacramento Kings Friday, 105-95. This will be the teams’ third meeting of the season. The Thunder won the previous two meetings – the first at home, 114-108 and the second in LA, 116-101.
Betting Information
Like the Lakers’ overall record, the purple and yellow have also been dismal against the spread (17-26 ATS, 11-12 ATS at home) and 2-9 ATS as underdogs. The Thunder have been solid against the spread (26-16 ATS, 12-8 ATS on the road) and are 7-3 ATS against Pacific Division opponents.
Concerning the total, the Lakers are 22-20 Over (12-10 Under at home) and the Thunder are 21-21 (12-9 Under in road games). The Lakers average over 99 points per game and the Thunder are 10-3 Over versus teams that average 99 points or more per game, so an expectation of a high scoring affair may be accurate.
Hope Dies Hard
BREAKING NEWS! Kobe Bryant’s teammates like it better when Kobe passes them the ball. The Lakers beat the Jazz Friday riding Bryant’s game-high 14 assists. Pau Gasol and the other members of the elderly squad aka the LA Lakers, were praising Bryant’s play. Shocker. Win a game and suddenly everything is hunky-dory. In other news, the zombie Sonics, err, the Okahoma City Thunder just might be the best team in the NBA, ranking in the top 10 in just about every statistical category. The cane-walking Lakers don’t rank so highly in just about every statistical category. Let’s wait and see how Kobe’s sudden unselfish play resonates a little after noon today, shall we?
Source: LA Times
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