Another sweep for the champions?
Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals is coming up, and we have a tip ready for the matchup between the LA Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder!
The hosts lead 3-0 and are thus almost certain to reach the Western Conference Finals.
In the history of the NBA Playoffs, no team has ever come back from such a deficit. However, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the OKC side does have some room for improvement in scoring.
The reigning MVP is averaging 21 points against the Lakers. By comparison: His scoring average during the regular season was 31.1 points—the second-highest output behind Los Angeles’ now-injured Luka Doncic, who averaged 33.5 points. With that in mind, we see sufficient value in the LA Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder odds for SGA to score a maximum of 28 points.
Furthermore, we expect the visitors to secure their next victory by a margin of at least eleven points. OKC is dominating the series and has won all three matchups by 18 or more points.
Additionally, in our view, the Lakers vs. OKC betting odds on Ajay Mitchell scoring more than 16.5 points for the visitors could be worthwhile. The Belgian feels very comfortable in the series against LA and is averaging just under 21 points! By comparison, his average in the previous regular season was 13.7 points!
LA Lakers – Oklahoma City Thunder Head-to-Head Record
Due to their three losses in the current series, the Lakers have now lost eight straight games against OKC. The odds also point toward a victory for the visitors in the next LA Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder matchup.
LA Lakers – Oklahoma City Thunder Tip
Oklahoma is unstoppable! After sweeping the Phoenix Suns in the first round, they’ve been humiliating the Lakers just as thoroughly in the second round of the postseason so far.
Three decisive wins mean that if the home team suffers another defeat in the upcoming Game 4, they might as well start booking their vacations. Even though things are still going great for OKC, MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has slowed down a bit in terms of scoring.
An average of 21 points is below his usual output and a noticeable drop of about ten points compared to the regular season. Furthermore, his output is significantly weaker compared to the previous round against the Suns.
In that series, SGA averaged just under 34 points. Given this, the bet for Game 4 between the LA Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder is once again on the Canadian scoring no more than 28 points.
