OKC have been one of the best covering teams in the last two seasons and they play their best ball at home where they are 10-4 this season. They are facing a tired Lakers team who have lost their last four games since winning the in-season tournament, and are struggling more on the road as this is their third back to back road game. This team still has a game on December 25th at home against Boston so this is also a look ahead spot for them. This stretch can tax and put a strain on an older team, and even with LeBron and A Daivis playing, they still face a good offensive team that have been playing well at home, beating Memphis and the Clippers recently while at home. OKC has already beaten the Lakers a month ago at home by a large margin so this could be a revenge game for the Lakers but LeBron has already come out on record saying his team is tired and needs a break. The big focus for them is their big Christmas game against the Celtics at home so this is a great spot for OKC to get another win and cover as the Lakers focus will be elsewhere and may let OKC slip through the cracks.

LA Lakers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games. LA Lakers are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games against Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games. Oklahoma City are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home. OKC is 20-9 ATS as a home favorite over the last 2 seasons. OKC is 13-3 ATS after a blowout win by 15 points or more over the last 2 seasons. The Lakers are 0-2 ATS this season when playing their 3rd road game in 4 days. The Lakers are 2-9 ATS this season revenging a loss vs opponent. The Lakers are 0-4 ATS this season revenging a same season loss vs opponent. The Lakers are 3-9 ATS this season after a game where they covered the spread. OKC are 5-1 ATS this season after scoring 130 points or more.

Best bet: lay the points with OKC.