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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Clippers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: March 21, 2023 at 10:30 PM ET

Venue: crypto.com Arena — Los Angeles, CA

Article updated Mar 20, 6:07 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Oklahoma City Thunder are traveling to play the Los Angeles Clippers at the Crypto.com Arena stadium on Tuesday, 3/21/2023 @ 10:30pm EST. Los Angeles is the betting

Game outlook

The Oklahoma City Thunder are traveling to play the Los Angeles Clippers at the Crypto.com Arena stadium on Tuesday, 3/21/2023 @ 10:30pm EST. Los Angeles is the betting favorite opening at -6.5 and the line hasn't moved.

Thunder vs Clippers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Thunder to win tonight's game by 10 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Oklahoma City Thunder to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go over 235.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Oklahoma City 128 to Los Angeles 118

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

58% of SportsJaw predicts Los Angeles Clippers to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Los Angeles will win straight-up is 73%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be OKC 111.25, LAC 124.25.

OddsShark has not made a prediction yet.

61% picked Los Angeles Clippers on Covers.com

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Oklahoma City Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 10, Oklahoma City is ranked #3 in offense (scoring an average of 117.86 per game), #20 in defense (allowing an average of 116.38 points to be scored against them per game) and are 35-36 (44-26-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Thunder hit an average of 46.78% of their field goals (ranked #22) and 80.55% of their free throws (ranked #6) and makes an average of 36.11% of their three pointers ranked #15 in the NBA). They average 43.73 rebounds per game (ranked # 13) and average 24.61 offensive assists and 12.70 turnovers per game (ranked # 19 and 6 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Oklahoma City allows an average of 47.05% field goals (ranked #11) and 77.98% free throws (ranked #15 in the NBA) The Thunder allow an average of 35.97% of the three pointers (ranked #15) and averages 46.66 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 46.66) Finally, the Thunder average 25.87 defensive assists and 16.38 turnovers per game (ranked # 19 and 1 respectively).

Los Angeles Key Betting Stats

Los Angeles Clippers has a power ranking of 16 and are #22 for offense (scoring an average of 112.83 per game), #10 for defense (giving up an average of 112.57 points per game) and 38-34 (36-36 ATS) overall. Oklahoma City went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Los Angeles.

For offense, the Clippers hit an average of 47.23% of their field goals (ranked #16) and 78.51% of their free throws (ranked #15) and makes an average of 37.74% of their three pointers (ranked #5 in the NBA). They average 43.44 rebounds per game (ranked # 15) and average 23.33 offensive assists and 13.47 turnovers per game (ranked # 25) and 15 respectively).

On defense, Los Angeles allows an average of 47.22% field goals (ranked #15) and 76.84% free throws (ranked #4 in the NBA) The Clippers allow an average of 36.29% of the three pointers (ranked #17) and averages 43.19 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 43.19) Finally, the Clippers average 24.76 defensive assists and 12.40 turnovers per game (ranked # 11 and 24 respectively).

Betting Summary

Oklahoma City has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Oklahoma City Thunder to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go over 235.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Thunder vs Clippers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Thunder vs Clippers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Oklahoma City Thunder+225 → +220Moved
  • Moneyline · Los Angeles Clippers-275 → -262Moved
  • Spread · Oklahoma City Thunder+6.5 (-110) → +6.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Los Angeles Clippers-6.5 (-110) → -6.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over235.5 (-110) → 237.75 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under235.5 (-110) → 237.75 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Oklahoma City Thunder
4-0 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Los Angeles Clippers
1-2 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-20T10:07:47.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Oklahoma City Thunder defeated Los Angeles Clippers 101-100

Oklahoma City Thunder defeated Los Angeles Clippers 101-100 on March 21, 2023, a 1-point decision in the series. Oklahoma City Thunder's strongest period was the 2nd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 33-29. Against SportsJaw's recorded Oklahoma City Thunder +6.5 (-110) spread, Oklahoma City Thunder covered, while the 201 combined points finished under the recorded total of 237.75.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • HopkinspicksTotal · Over 235.5 (-110)Loss
  • DawhizSpread · Los Angeles Clippers -6.5 (-110)Loss
  • Barry713Spread · Oklahoma City Thunder +6.5 (-110)Win
  • IroncladlocksTotal · Under 235.5 (-110)Win
  • CovergirlSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder +6.5 (-110)Win
  • MiamimikeSpread · Los Angeles Clippers -6.5 (-110)Loss
  • VfernandezSpread · Los Angeles Clippers -6.5 (-110)Loss
  • MBT612426Spread · Oklahoma City Thunder +6.5 (-110)Win
  • RetweetSpread · Los Angeles Clippers -6.5 (-110)Loss
  • DocthizzSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder +6.5 (-110)Win
  • RcSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder +7 (-110)Win
  • GtpixSpread · Los Angeles Clippers -6.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder +6.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder +6.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 236.5 (-110)Win
Covers
Spread · Los Angeles Clippers -6.5 (-110)
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