NBA Betting: Lakers vs Thunder

Courtesy of Oddsshark.com The Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Ford Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Thunder listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total is sitting at 194. The Thunder cut the series lead to 2-1 on Thursday, as they defeated the Lakers 101-96 in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. The Thunder covered the 3.5-point spread, while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 192. Kevin Durant collected a double-double with 29 points and 19 rebounds for the Thunder. Pau Gasol had a double-double with the Lakers, tossing in 17 points with 15 rebounds. Team records: Los Angeles: 57-25 SU, 34-46-2 ATS Oklahoma City: 50-32 SU, 48-34 ATS Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Oklahoma City are 9-1 After playing Oklahoma City are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 Oklahoma City most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing LA Lakers are 5-5 After playing LA Lakers are 3-7 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: LA Lakers are 14-2 SU in their last 16 games when playing Oklahoma City LA Lakers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of the LA Lakers last 10 games Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing LA Lakers Oklahoma City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games when playing LA Lakers The total has gone OVER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 13 games Next up: LA Lakers home to Oklahoma City, Tuesday, April 27 Oklahoma City at LA Lakers, Tuesday, April 27