Who’s Playing

Oklahoma City @ Los Angeles

Current Records: Oklahoma City 25-28; Los Angeles 25-29

What to Know

After five games on the road, the Los Angeles Lakers are heading back home. They will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at 10 p.m. ET Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena after having had a few days off. Allowing an average of 118.37 points per game, Los Angeles has been asleep on the defensive side of the ball and will need to wake up before the matchup.

The Lakers were within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap this past Saturday as they fell 131-126 to the New Orleans Pelicans. A silver lining for Los Angeles was the play of center Anthony Davis, who posted a double-double on 34 points and 14 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Oklahoma City has to be aching after a bruising 141-114 defeat to the Golden State Warriors on Monday. Oklahoma City was down 104-79 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. The losing side was boosted by small forward Aaron Wiggins, who had 19 points.

Los Angeles is the favorite in this one, with an expected 6.5-point margin of victory. Now might not be the best time to take the Lakers against the spread since they’ve let down bettors for the past two consecutive games.

Both of these teams will be looking to put their recent losses behind them and walk away with a win. Check back to see which squad is able to work their way into the win column.

How To Watch

• When: Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET
• Where: Crypto.com Arena — Los Angeles, California
• TV: TNT
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $123.76

Odds

The Lakers are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the Thunder, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Lakers as a 7.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Oklahoma City have won 13 out of their last 25 games against Los Angeles.

• Apr 08, 2022 – Los Angeles 120 vs. Oklahoma City 101
• Dec 10, 2021 – Los Angeles 116 vs. Oklahoma City 95
• Nov 04, 2021 – Oklahoma City 107 vs. Los Angeles 104
• Oct 27, 2021 – Oklahoma City 123 vs. Los Angeles 115
• Feb 10, 2021 – Los Angeles 114 vs. Oklahoma City 113
• Feb 08, 2021 – Los Angeles 119 vs. Oklahoma City 112
• Jan 13, 2021 – Los Angeles 128 vs. Oklahoma City 99
• Aug 05, 2020 – Oklahoma City 105 vs. Los Angeles 86
• Jan 11, 2020 – Los Angeles 125 vs. Oklahoma City 110
• Nov 22, 2019 – Los Angeles 130 vs. Oklahoma City 127
• Nov 19, 2019 – Los Angeles 112 vs. Oklahoma City 107
• Apr 02, 2019 – Oklahoma City 119 vs. Los Angeles 103
• Jan 17, 2019 – Los Angeles 138 vs. Oklahoma City 128
• Jan 02, 2019 – Oklahoma City 107 vs. Los Angeles 100
• Feb 08, 2018 – Los Angeles 106 vs. Oklahoma City 81
• Feb 04, 2018 – Los Angeles 108 vs. Oklahoma City 104
• Jan 17, 2018 – Oklahoma City 114 vs. Los Angeles 90
• Jan 03, 2018 – Oklahoma City 133 vs. Los Angeles 96
• Feb 24, 2017 – Oklahoma City 110 vs. Los Angeles 93
• Nov 22, 2016 – Los Angeles 111 vs. Oklahoma City 109
• Oct 30, 2016 – Oklahoma City 113 vs. Los Angeles 96
• Apr 11, 2016 – Oklahoma City 112 vs. Los Angeles 79
• Jan 08, 2016 – Oklahoma City 117 vs. Los Angeles 113
• Dec 23, 2015 – Oklahoma City 120 vs. Los Angeles 85
• Dec 19, 2015 – Oklahoma City 118 vs. Los Angeles 78