LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder odds, picks and predictions

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The LA Clippers (6-4) take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (8-2) Monday at Paycom Center. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. ET. (NBA TV). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Clippers vs. Thunder odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Thunder lead 1-0

The Clip Show have won 4 straight following a 105-92 defeat to the Thunder Nov. 2. They swept a road-and-home back-to-back Friday and Saturday. The Clippers won 107-98 in Sacramento Friday as 6.5-point dogs and snuck by the Toronto Raptors Saturday, 105-103. G James Harden had 24 points, 12 boards and 7 assists against Toronto.

After starting the season 7-0, the Thunder have dropped 2 of 3 after a 127-116 setback against the Golden State Warriors Sunday. C Chet Holmgren went down 5 minutes into that game with a hip injury, and he’s out for this one. G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 24 points in the defeat.

Clippers at Thunder odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NBA odds. Lines last updated at 3:20 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Clippers +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Thunder -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
Against the spread: Clippers +6.5 (-110) | Thunder -6.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 218.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Clippers at Thunder key injuries

Clippers

C Mo Bamba (knee) out
F Kawhi Leonard (knee) out

Thunder

C Isaiah Hartenstein (hand) out
C Chet Holmgren (hip) out
F Jaylin Williams (hamstring) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Clippers at Thunder picks and predictions

Prediction

Thunder 108, Clippers 105

Moneyline

The Thunder have beaten the Clippers in 6 of the last 8 meetings. SGA is averaging 26.4 PPG against his former team. So while I feel the Thunder are a little vulnerable on the heels of a loss and playing on back-to-back nights, I don’t believe the Clippers have enough without Kawhi.

There’s too much juice on this ML, though. My initial thought was: SGA is going to drop 30 in this one. Well, the books have his line set at 29.5. So let’s shift to SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER OVER 42.5 POINTS+REBOUNDS+ASSISTS (-115).

Against the spread

I like the Clippers’ side here because I do think they have a reasonable shot to win the game. I just place more faith in SGA than I do The Beard. While the Thunder are 7-3 against the Clippers in the last 10, they are just 3-7 ATS.

Take the CLIPPERS +6.5 (-110).

Over/Under

The Clippers are 3-7 O/U, and the Thunder are 5-5. Losing Holmgren will hurt OKC’s interior defense, but the Clippers don’t have the presence to take advantage on the interior. I look for a lot of 3s to be chucked and clanked.

Take the UNDER 218.5 (-110).

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