Thunder vs. Lakers betting: NBA preview for April 6

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The Oklahoma City Thunder (64-13) host the Los Angeles Lakers (47-30) after winning six straight home games. The Thunder are favored by 8.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 6, 2025. The point total for the matchup is 231.

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Thunder vs. Lakers betting lines

  • Thunder odds to win: -351
  • Lakers odds to win: +276
  • Spread: Thunder (-8.5)
  • Total: 231
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Oklahoma City is 35-5 in home contests with a 28-11-1 record against the spread at home.
  • This year, Oklahoma City is 17-8-1 ATS at home as 8.5-point favorites or more.
  • Thunder home games have hit the over on the set point total 24 times this season.
  • Oklahoma City and its opponents have averaged a total of 227.4 points per home contest this year, 3.6 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder are 9-1 overall and 8-1-1 against the spread over their last 10 contests.
  • The Thunder’s past 10 contests saw five hit the over.
  • The Thunder’s last 10 outings have ended with an average of 231.4 points scored. That’s 0.4 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During the past 10 games, the Thunder are scoring 4.8 points more per game compared to their season average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • The Thunder have gone 62-12 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 83.8% of those games).
  • Oklahoma City has a record of 35-6 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -351 or shorter (winning 85.4%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Thunder have an implied win probability of 77.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.1 (sixth in NBA) 43.5 (first) 44.8 (12th) 44.8 (20th) 26.9 (12th) 11.2 (first)

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Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Lakers have a 16-20-1 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 17-20 overall in those contests.
  • This year, the Lakers have a 1-2 record ATS in road games when playing as 8.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Lakers have hit the over in 20 of their 37 road games this year with a set over/under (54.1%).
  • This season on the road the Lakers and their opponents have averaged a total of 225.9 points per contest, 5.1 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Lakers Recent Trends

  • The Lakers have covered the spread four times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Lakers games have surpassed the set total seven times.
  • The last 10 Lakers games averaged 228.6 total points, 2.4 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
  • In the last 10 games, the Lakers are scoring 114.5 points per game compared to their 113.2 season average.

Lakers Betting Records

  • This season, Los Angeles has won 14 out of the 30 games, or 46.7%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Lakers are 1-2 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +276 or more on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Lakers based on the moneyline is 26.6%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (10th in NBA) 46.3 (10th) 42.4 (26th) 43.1 (eighth) 26.2 (16th) 13 (10th)
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