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LA Lakers versus Oklahoma City Thunder Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 1-27-2013

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The 34-10 Oklahoma City Thunder will conclude a long road trip when they face the 18-25 LA Lakers in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday afternoon. Tip off time from Staples Center in Los Angeles is scheduled for 3:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC. <br /><br />The pro basketball odds from this game has the road team Oklahoma City Thunder favored by -3 points with an over under line of 207 ½ points. When the NBA odds came out in this game a few hours ago the Thunder was favored by -3 points and the total was 207 points. There has been a ½ point move on over the total. <br /><br />The teams have met twice this regular season with the Thunder winning both games. Each team covered the point spread in their road game. <br /><br />The Thunder is 15-7 straight up on the road this season. They are winners of 8 of their past 10 games following a 105-95 road win at the Sacramento Kings on Friday night as a -9 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at under 209 ½ points. OKC takes a 19 point lead after three quarters in the win. The Thunder shoots nearly 49% in this road win and survives a sloppy 20 turnovers by holding Sacramento to under 42% shooting and pulling down 8 more rebounds. Kevin Durant has 24 points and 11 rebounds on 7 of 12 shooting and a perfect 9 for 9 from the free throw line. Oklahoma City is the top team in the league in three important offensive categories which are points scored, field goal and free throw percentage. <br /><br />The LA Lakers are 13-10 on their home court. They break a 3 game losing streak following a 102-84 home win against the Utah Jazz as a -5 point betting favorite. The total came in at under 204 ½ points. The Lakers finally played with passion on both sides of the court as they limit the Jazz to 42% shooting and grab 15 more rebounds. LA shoots under 54% from the floor. Dwight Howard played like Dwight Howard with 17 points and 13 rebounds on 8 of 12 shooting. LA is the 26th worst scoring defense in the NBA as they allow over 101 points a game.

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