Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder face off at Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK on Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 8:00 PM ET .
Who’s Playing
Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder
How To Watch ?
- Date & time : Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 8:00 PM ET
- Arena : Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
- TV & radio channel : Bally Sports OK, Spectrum SportsNet, SiriusXM, WWLS/WKY, ESPN LA 710/1330 KWKW
- Live Stream: FuboTV
Los Angeles Lakers – Oklahoma City Thunder injury report :
Los Angeles Lakers injury report :
Jalen Hood-Schifino: Out (Patella)
Rui Hachimura: Questionable (Eye)
Jarred Vanderbilt: Out (Heel)
Oklahoma City Thunder injury report :
Luguentz Dort: Questionable (Ankle)
Los Angeles Lakers – Oklahoma City Thunder starting lineups :
The following were the starters for both teams in their previous games:
Los Angeles Lakers starting lineup :
D. Russell, PG #1 C. Reddish, SG #5 T. Prince, SF #12 L. James, PF #23 A. Davis, C #3
Oklahoma City Thunder starting lineup :
S. Gilgeous-Alexander, PG #2 J. Giddey, SG #3 L. Dort, SF #5 J. Williams, PF #8 C. Holmgren, C #7
Game prediction : Los Angeles Lakers – Oklahoma City Thunder
Spread : +4.5 (-115) (LAL)
Over/Under (Totals) : 237.5
NBA Point Spread Predictions
NBA point spread predictions provide a solution to dealing with imbalanced money line odds. Instead of solely predicting the winner of a game, these predictions focus on whether the favored team will win by a certain margin or if the underdog will lose but still cover the spread.
For instance, if you bet on the Los Angeles Lakers as favorites with a -7 point spread and they win by 8 or more points, your prediction would be correct. On the other hand, if you bet on the underdog and they lose by just 6 points, they would still cover the spread because they started with +7 points advantage.
NBA point spread predictions enable individuals to consider both winning margins and potential outcomes for underdogs in their betting strategy.
NBA Over/Under (Totals) Predictions
NBA over/under predictions provide an alternative method of betting on a basketball game. Rather than choosing a specific team to win, you are wagering on whether the total number of points scored will be above or below a set amount determined by bookmakers.
This type of prediction is appealing if you do not have a strong preference for either team or if you anticipate an exciting high-scoring game or a slow and evenly matched one. To illustrate, let’s say the sportsbooks set the line at 210.5 points; if the final score is 115-107 with a total of 222 points, those who predicted “over” would win their bets.
Conversely, if the match concluded with a score of 101-104 totaling only 205 points, those who chose “under” would be successful in their wagers.
