Oklahoma City at Los Angeles

The Lakers are in dire straits and a tired team after back-to-back road losses, including a draining double-overtime defeat at Houston followed by a blowout loss at Minnesota. The Lakers have lost seven in a row with not much time to recover from the recent road trip. The Timberwolves shot 49.4 percent and the Lakers managed only 44.7 percent from the field and 8-of-26 from three-point range. Jordan Clarkson scored a team-leading 20 points, but Los Angeles still was without injured Lonzo Ball, who is doubtful for this game. Oklahoma City has covered seven of the last nine meetings and it holds a big defensive edge, allowing 100.5 points per game compared to 111.2 for the Lakers. The Thunder is 9-3 ATS with two days rest. Lay the points with the Thunder.