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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
A winning streak will be on the line for the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday when they battle the Los Angeles Lakers at Paycom Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -4-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 236.5.
The Thunder were a 134-115 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Clippers. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (249) made winners of OVER bettors.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 118-111 result against the Timberwolves on December 21. The Lakers covered in that game as a +8.5-point underdog, while the 229 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 16-14 SU,13-17 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
LA Lakers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 18-8 SU,18-7-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Boston Monday, December 25
Oklahoma City home to Minnesota Tuesday, December 26