LA Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction 11-2-24 NBA Tips

Oklahoma City Thunder (4:0) vs. LA Clippers (2:3)
November 2, 2024, 10:30 p.m. EDT
The line: LA Clippers +6.5; Over/Under: +218.5
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers will face off in a duel at the Intuit Dome on Saturday evening. Here is a prediction for LA Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder. This article contains a selection between LA Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder.

Oklahoma City Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder have started their season with five straight wins and will be looking to stay hot after making easy work of a 137-114 road win over the Trail Blazers last night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team with 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists on 12 of 18 shooting, Jalen Williams added 22 points with five rebounds and four assists, while Aaron Wiggins and Cason Wallace each scored 13 points. As a team, the Thunder shot 53 percent from the field and 19 of 49 from the 3-point line as they got off to a sloppy start, blowing an early double-digit lead before exploding with 38 points left in the third quarter and ending it away .

Los Angeles Clippers

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Clippers are still looking for consistency, having lost a total of three of their opening games, and they’ll be hoping they can just keep up with the Suns after a disappointing 125-119 home loss to the Suns Thursday. James Harden led the team with a triple-double of 25 points along with 10 rebounds and 13 assists, Norman Powell added 23 points, while Ivica Zubac contributed with 22 points and 12 rebounds on nine of 10 shooting. As a team, the Clippers shot 48 percent from the field and 12 of 35 from the 3-point line as they stormed out of the gates with 37 points in the first quarter to take a 21-point lead, but they let their foot off the gas and just couldn’t stop the Suns, who scored 73 points in the second half and took the game away from them. The Clippers will face the Spurs after this game.

Why the Oklahoma City Thunder will win

The Thunder have won each of their last 11 games as favorites against the Clippers.
The Clippers have lost nine of their last ten night games.
The Thunder have covered the spread in eight of their last nine games as favorites against the Clippers.
After losing at home in none of their last six evening games, the Clippers failed to make up the difference.

Total score facts

Nine of the Clippers’ last 10 games against opponents in the second leg of a back-to-back game have exceeded the point total.
Seven of the Thunder’s last eight games as favorites against the Clippers have exceeded the point total.

Matchup/League Facts

The Clippers rank 29th in the league for Q2 points per game this season (24.0).
The Clippers rank 2nd in the league in H1 opponent points per game this season (49.8).
The Thunder rank 1st in the league in opponent points per game this season (98.6).
The Thunder rank 30th in the league in opponent rebounds per game this season (51.0).

LA Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction

The Thunder are still in top form with Jaylin Williams and Isaiah Hartenstein still out, while the Clippers are still without Kawhi Leonard and Mo Bamba. The Thunder have emerged as the hottest team in the Western Conference and are tough to compete against, even as they play their second game in a row. The Clippers are capable of pulling off an upset if they can get a big game out of Harden, but the Thunder are just too hot for me to ignore right now.

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LA Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction 11-2-24 NBA Tips

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