Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Lakers-Thunder Lines Preview

The fans at Ford Center will be treated to a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 8-point favorites versus the Thunder, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Kobe Bryant dropped 28 points and dished out seven assists to lead the Lakers to a 117-109 victory over the Bulls on Saturday. The Lakers covered the 4-point spread, and the 226 points sailed OVER the posted total of 211.5.
Pau Gasol chipped in with 23 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double.
The Thunder defeated Minnesota 97-90 as a 2-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (199.5).
Kevin Durant scored 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Oklahoma City and Russell Westbrook had seven points, eight rebounds and 10 assists in the win.
Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 55-14 SU, 34-34-1 ATS
Oklahoma City: 20-50 SU, 41-28-1 ATS
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 8-2
After playing Chicago are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

Oklahoma City most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Toronto are 2-8
After playing Minnesota are 2-8
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
LA Lakers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
LA Lakers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
LA Lakers are 17-5 SU in their last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games when playing LA Lakers
Oklahoma City is 16-6-1 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Next up:
LA Lakers at Detroit, Thursday, March 26
Oklahoma City at Toronto, Friday, March 27

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