Oklahoma City Thunder (35-36) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (38-34)
March 21, 2023 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Clippers -6.5; Over/Under: +235.5
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The Oklahoma City Thunder travel to the crypto.com Arena to battle the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been in great form as they’ve won seven of their last nine games overall and they will be looking to stay hot after outlasting the Suns in a 124-120 home win on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 40 points, five rebounds and four assists on 12 of 24 shooting, Luguentz Dort added 20 points on seven of 11 shooting while Josh Giddey tallied 16 points with six rebounds and six assists. As a team, the Thunder shot 50 percent from the field and 11 of 28 from the 3-point line as they looked to be in trouble when they leaked 38 points in the second quarter to trail by 15 points, but they kept their composure and went on a ferocious 23-4 run in the fourth quarter to flip the game on its head and escape with the impressive win.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Clippers have been in great shape lately as they’ve won five of their last six games overall and they will be aiming for another big win after routing the Trail Blazers in a 117-102 road win on Sunday. Paul George led the team with 29 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals, Kawhi Leonard added 24 points, Eric Gordon scored 20 points off the bench while Russell Westbrook tallied nine points with 12 rebounds and 10 assists. As a team, the Clippers shot 45 percent from the field and 12 of 28 from the 3-point line as they poured in 36 points in the first quarter to take a narrow lead into halftime, before they dominated the second half by 58-47 to win comfortably in the end.
Looking at the betting trends, the Thunder are 4-1 ATS in their last five games against a team with a winning record, 9-4-3 ATS in their last 16 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last five games overall. The Clippers are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against a team with a losing record and 4-1 ATS in their last five games overall.
Head to head, the under is 12-4 in the last 16 meetings in Los Angeles and the Thunder are 6-1 ATS in the last seven meetings overall.
The Thunder are still missing Kenrich Williams, while the Clippers are still missing Norman Powell. The Thunder have been playing some of their best basketball of the season lately and they will be brimming with confidence after rallying back from a 15-point deficit to stun the Suns on Sunday, while the Clippers have now won five of their last six games after taking down the struggling Trail Blazers in their last outing. It’s hard to split these two teams at the moment, but the Thunder are 9-4-3 ATS in their last 16 road games and 6-1 ATS in the last seven meetings overall against the Clippers, so I’ll stick with the Thunder in this spot.
