Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 4/8/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Friday, April 8, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet

The Los Angeles Lakers (31-48) will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (24-56) at Crypto.com Arena on Friday.

The Thunder faced the Jazz and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 137-101 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 22 and the Jazz totaled 11 personal fouls. They also knocked down 15 out of their 36 shots from long range. Utah ended up going 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 24 of 32 tries. Additionally, Utah pulled down 39 rebounds (16 offensive, 23 defensive) and earned 1 block. Utah recorded 55 dimes and had 29 steals in the game. When it comes to defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to go 58.3% from the field on 49 out of 84 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled 32 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Thunder made 11 of 17 shots for a percentage of 64.7%. Oklahoma City ended the game having earned a 41.1% field goal percentage (37 out of 90) and converted 16 of their 37 3-point shots.

Jaylen Hoard is someone who came through in the game. He scored 23 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. Hoard shot 47.1% from the field and also earned 3 dimes.

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Oklahoma City will enter this contest with a record of 24-56 for the season. They are averaging 104.0 points per game (30th in basketball) while going 43.0% from the field. The Thunder are hitting 32.5% on shots from 3-point land (976 of 3,003) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma City is collecting 45.7 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,784 assists so far this year, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Thunder are able to force 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 fouls. They give up 35.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 15th in the league in points per game from their opponents (111.4). The Thunder defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.6% (3,303 of 7,242) and they surrender 48.3 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 27th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,085 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Lakers took a defeat with a final score of 121-110 when they played the Suns. The Lakers were able to collect 39 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 46 in this contest. They also turned it over 16 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Suns earned 14 fouls for this contest which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They were able to make 23 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.7%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Los Angeles knocked down 9 of 29 tries (31.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Lakers ended up going 39 out of 86 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.3%. The Lakers permitted the Suns to bury 50 of their 102 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.0% for the game. They finished 35.9% from distance by going 14 of 39 and ended up going 7 out of 9 at the charity stripe (77.8%). When it comes to rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Phoenix to pull down 42 overall (11 offensive).

Anthony Davis ended up having an impact for the Lakers for the contest. Davis totaled 21 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for the game. He converted 10 out of 18 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and earned 13 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 31-48 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Lakers are shooting 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 7th in the league. Los Angeles has tallied 8,814 points so far this season (111.6 per game) and they grab 43.9 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 24.1 times per contest (16th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. The Lakers are responsible for committing 20.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 35.2% on 3-point attempts (995 of 2,827) and opponents are connecting on 74.5% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 26.1 assists and 46.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 27th and 25th in the NBA. The Lakers defensively are ranked 26th in the league in points per game surrendered with 114.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (22nd in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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