NBA Prop Bets: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers (April 2, 2026)

The Los Angeles Lakers (50-26) face the Oklahoma City Thunder (60-16) at Paycom Center. Let's take a look at the NBA Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup. The Thunder are favored to win at -375, currently marked as 8.5-point favorites, while the Lakers are at +295. The total points line is set at 232.5, with OVER at -108 and UNDER at -112, meaning the implied expected score for the game is 120-112 Oklahoma City.

• The Thunder (-118) have a 35-41-0 ATS record this season, while the Lakers (-102) hold a record of 41-33-2.
• The Thunder have a 39-37-0 O/U record this season (meaning 39 games have gone over the total points line and 37 have gone under). The Lakers have a 39-36-1 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

• The Thunder are averaging 118.6 points per game this season (5th in the league). Comparatively, the Lakers are averaging 116.8 (10th).
• Defensively, the Thunder are giving up only 107.6 points per game this season (2nd in the league), while the Lakers are giving up an average of 114.7 points (12th).

Game Style

What do the stats tell us about the style of basketball these teams are playing this season?

Pace

• The Thunder currently rank 19th for pace this season, recording 99.2 possessions per game. Alternatively, the Lakers sit 21st on that scale with 98.4 possessions per contest.

Field Goal Split

• Looking at field goal splits, 42.4% of the Thunder's field goal attempts come from three point range (15th in the league), leaving 57.6% from two. Meanwhile, the Lakers' opponents are taking 41.3% of their attempts from three (12th) and 58.7% from two.
• Comparatively, the Lakers takes 39.7% of shots from three (24th), leaving 60.3% from two, while Oklahoma City's opponents are attempting 44.3% from three (25th) and 55.7% from two.

Beyond the Arc

• In terms of made three-pointers, the Thunder are shooting 35.9% from deep in 2025/26 (13th in the NBA), compared to the Lakers who are making 35.8% of their attempts (16th).
• On the opposite end, Oklahoma City is holding opponents to 36.6% of their three-point attempts (23rd), while the Lakers' opponents are hitting 35.2% of their shots (6th).

Ball Protection

• The Thunder are committing 12.6 turnovers per game this season, ranking 2nd in the league, while the Lakers are forcing 14.6 turnovers (14th).
• Flipping that script, Oklahoma City is forcing 16.8 turnovers (2nd), while the Lakers are committing 14.4 (14th).

Crashing the Boards

• Oklahoma City is pulling down 44.1 rebounds per game this season (13th in the league), including 9.5 offensive boards (28th). Conversely, the Lakers' opponents are averaging 40.8 rebounds (4th), 10.7 of which have come on the offensive end (6th).
• Meanwhile, the Lakers are averaging 41.0 rebounds (27th) and 9.5 offensive rebounds (27th), while the Thunder are allowing 45.4 and 12.0, ranking 21st and 25th.

First Quarter Winner

Here are their first quarter records in 2025/26.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
Oklahoma City	47-23-6	22-13-4	25-10-2	45-21-6	2-2-0	7-2-1
LA Lakers	36-36-4	16-19-3	20-17-1	28-16-4	8-20-0	7-3-0

First Half Winner

Here are their first half records in 2025/26.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
Oklahoma City	55-21-0	26-13-0	29-8-0	53-19-0	2-2-0	7-3-0
LA Lakers	35-37-4	21-16-1	14-21-3	26-21-1	9-16-3	6-4-0

HT/FT

Oklahoma City is -225 to complete the HT/FT double. Conversely, the Lakers are +380.

• The Thunder have completed the HT/FT double in 61.8% of games this season, while the Lakers have completed the HT/FT double in 43.4% of games.

To Go To Overtime

Thursday's matchup is +2000 to go to overtime.

• The Thunder have played in five games that went to overtime this season, while the Lakers have appeared in one.

Both Teams 110+

• Both teams have scored 110+ points in 25 of Oklahoma City's 76 games this season. Meanwhile, 38 of the Lakers' 76 games have seen both squads reach that number.

Last Time They Met

Oklahoma City recorded a 119-110 victory over the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena when these teams last met on February 9. Despite being on the losing side, LeBron James took over on that day, finishing with 22 points and 10 assists. The Thunder have now won three straight against the Lakers.