Oklahoma City at Los Angeles

Talk about a bad matchup! The Oklahoma City Thunder clobbered the Los Angeles Lakers twice in December by 40 and 35 points, and are looking to post their seventh consecutive victory over the Lakers. Oklahoma City held Los Angeles to an average of 81.5 points and shooting percentages of 34.9 and 36 percent from the field in the two recent routs. The Thunder have won 14 of their last 17 overall games and Wednesday's 112-94 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies marked the 12th time in 13 games they scored 100 points or more. The Lakers are #27 in the NBA defensively in points allowed, #25 in field goal shooting defense allowed, while OKC ranks sixth in FG defense. The Lakers are 15-35-1 ATS against the Western Conference, plus 7-17 ATS vs. a team with a winning straight-up record, so look for another blowout by the Thunder. Play Oklahoma City.