LA Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 16/01/2024, 01:24  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 16/01/2024 at 14:00 in NBA Prediction

The Los Angeles Lakers will be at home to welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder as the NBA regular season continues. Both teams are excelling in the Western Conference where at present OKC is second and LA fourth. The Clippers saw a three-match winning run come to an end last time out and they will be eager to get right back on the horse. Ty Lue’s men suffered their 14th loss of the season as they went down 109-105 in Minnesota. To show that they belong in that elite squad in the West, they cannot afford to lose another big game. The Clippers, who are averaging 117.4 points a night, will be without Ivica Zubac for the second game in a row due to injury.

This is the second game of a back-to-back for the Thunder and they are also coming off a defeat. Mark Daigneault’s men, starting a four-game road trip in the West, were defeated 112-105 by the Lakers. Their 12th loss of the campaign put to a halt a four-game winning run. This four-game trip will immensely test one of this season’s surprise packages. They have upcoming games against the in-form Jazz as well as conference leaders Minnesota. It is therefore imperative that they do not suffer a second defeat in LA. OKC has the third-best-ranked offence in the league and is averaging 122.5 points a night. They defeated the Clippers in the first matchup of the season and won by 19 points after tallying 134.