Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Clippers 10/25/22 NBA Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Los Angeles Clippers invade the Paycom Center to battle the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.

The Los Angeles Clippers will be hoping for a better performance in this one after getting embarrassed by the Suns in a 112-95 home loss on Sunday. Marcus Morris led the team with 22 points on 10 of 14 shooting, John Wall added 17 points in 21 minutes off the bench while Paul George tallied 16 points with seven rebounds and four assists. As a team, the Clippers shot just 43 percent from the field and nine of 32 from the 3-point line as they struggled to find their offense from the start and were never in the contest after falling behind by 20 points going into halftime. Kawhi Leonard had a quiet game of just 11 points in 21 minutes while Reggie Jackson finished scoreless on zero of five shooting.

Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City Thunder will be looking to avoid a fourth straight defeat after falling short against the Timberwolves in a 116-106 loss on Sunday. Luguentz Dort led the team with 20 points, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl added 15 points on five of six shooting while Mike Muscala added 11 points and nine rebounds off the bench. As a team, the Thunder shot just 43 percent from the field and nine of 41 from the 3-point line as they got off to another slow start and were always fighting an uphill battle after falling into an early 22-point deficit.

Looking at the betting trends, the Clippers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games and 7-1 ATS in their last eight games against a team with a losing record. The Thunder are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a wining record and 6-1 ATS in their last seven games against a team above .600.

Head to head, the over is 10-4 in the last 14 meetings in Oklahoma City, the Clippers are 2-8 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Oklahoma City and the Clippers are 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings overall.

The Clippers are going to be shorthanded for this one as Paul George and Marcus Morris are both listed as out, while the Thunder will be without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Josh Giddey. Leonard might have to play a couple more minutes to help fill in for this one, but the Clippers still have plenty of resources compared to the Thunder who will have to rely on players like Dort for scoring. The line seems hefty for this one, but I just don’t see the Thunder scoring enough points with the talent they have sitting on the sidelines.