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Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow<\/a><\/p>\nL.A. won against the Dallas Mavericks as an 11.5-point favorite on Tuesday, and it has a chance to finish over .500 this season despite starting the year at 6-21.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, who should bettors wager on in Wednesday\u2019s clash?<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take a look at the betting odds, my favorite prop bet and a prediction for this Western Conference battle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thunder vs. Clippers Odds, Spread and Total<\/p>\n
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Spread<\/p>\n Thunder -6.5 (-115)Clippers +6.5 (-105)<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Thunder: -250Clippers: +205<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n 226.5 (Over -112\/Under -108)Thunder vs. Clippers How to WatchDate: Wednesday, April 8Time: 10:00 p.m. ESTVenue: Intuit DomeHow to Watch (TV): FanDuel Sports Network (Local)Thunder record: 63-16Clippers record: 41-38Thunder vs. Clippers Injury ReportsThunder Injury ReportClippers Injury ReportThunder vs. Clippers Best NBA Prop BetsClippers Best NBA Prop BetKawhi Leonard OVER 25.5 Points (-121)<\/p>\n In today\u2019s best NBA props column that I write for SI Betting<\/a>, I shared why Leonard could be undervalued against OKC:\u00a0<\/p>\n Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is averaging 28.1 points per game in the 2025-26 season, making a serious case for First Team All-NBA selection.<\/p>\n Even though he\u2019s facing the No. 1 defense in the NBA, Leonard may be undervalued with his points prop falling all the way to 25.5. The Clippers star has scored 26 or more points in 13 games since March 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Thunder may not have their full complement of players on the second night of a back-to-back, and this game means a ton for the Clippers as they look to lock up the No. 8 spot in the West and potentially chase down Phoenix for the No. 7 seed.<\/p>\n Kawhi had 22 in his lone game against the Thunder this season, but he\u2019s hard to pass up when he\u2019s taking over 19 shots per game and shooting 50.6 percent from the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n Thunder vs. Clippers Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n Earlier today, I shared in my NBA Best Bets column \u2013 Peter\u2019s Points<\/a> \u2013 why I\u2019m taking the points with L.A. on the second night of a back-to-back:\u00a0<\/p>\n Both the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder are playing the second night of a back-to-back on Wednesday, and OKC already sat Jalen Williams on the front end of this back-to-back against the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n OKC needs just one win or a San Antonio Spurs loss to lock up the No. 1 seed in the West, and it may opt to sit Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and others in this game with games against Denver and Phoenix coming up this weekend.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Clippers (7-3 in their last 10) need every win they can get to secure the No. 8 spot in the West ahead of the play-in tournament, so they should go after the second night of this back-to-back as a must-win game.<\/p>\n L.A. is one of the best teams in the NBA against the spread as a home underdog (8-3 this season) while the Thunder are just 18-18 ATS as road favorites.<\/p>\n I could end up being wrong about this game and the Thunder opt to play SGA, Chet Holmgren and others, but I like getting two possessions when the Clippers have a clear motivation advantage and are at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n If SGA sits, this line would skyrocket in L.A.\u2019s favor, so I don\u2019t mind jumping on it early on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pick: Clippers +6.5 (-105 at DraftKings)<\/a><\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Find Peter Dewey’s\u00a0NBA betting record here<\/a>\u00a0(futures included). You can also follow my daily plays on \u00a0BetStamp here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Claim the latest\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offer today. Sign up and get\u00a0$300 in bonus bets instantly when you make your first $5 bet<\/a>\u00a0and that bet wins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wednesday\u2019s matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers still matters for the Oklahoma City Thunder even after they beat…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":705528,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3789],"tags":[7,559,4034,192,4032,251,135,4033,4031,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-705527","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-clippers","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-clippers","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-clippers","12":"tag-laclippers","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-clippers","15":"tag-losangeles","16":"tag-losangelesclippers","17":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116370036052009609","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}