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Andrew Caley<\/a> 14+ years betting experience<\/p>\n \n Updated: \u2022 4 min read<\/p>\n Andrew Caley’s NBA predictions think the Clippers are being a little overrated after racking up wins against some lesser opponents, making it a great time to back the best team in the NBA.<\/p>\n Photo By – Reuters Connect. Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren celebrate a basket in NBA action.<\/p>\n Stop me if you\u2019ve heard this before.\u00a0 The Oklahoma City Thunder are on a winning streak. The latest is six games as they head out to Los Angeles to take on the Clippers.<\/p>\n Now, L.A. is arguably playing its best ball of the season, but it may be a fa\u00e7ade, and my Thunder vs. Clippers predictions explain why it may just be giving us value with a dominant OKC squad.<\/p>\n That and more NBA picks<\/a> for this Western Conference clash set to tip off at 10 pm ET at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, on Wednesday, April 8.\u00a0<\/p>\n Thunder vs Clippers prediction I\u2019m not sure we\u2019re properly appreciating how impressive the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> have been for the better part of three seasons now.<\/p>\n They enter tonight\u2019s matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> already with 63 wins and a net rating more than three points higher than the team in second (the Spurs).<\/p>\n Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> is still leading the NBA MVP odds<\/a>, and his 20-point streak is still going strong. The Thunder are also still the best defensive team in the NBA and have ridiculous depth.<\/p>\n Yet, they\u2019re just 7-point road favorites tonight against the Clippers.<\/p>\n Now, L.A. (more specifically, Kawhi Leonard<\/a>) is fully healthy. That\u2019s helped the Clippers win seven of their last nine games and are ninth in net rating since the All-Star break.<\/p>\n But a deeper dive into their recent opponents, and who’s their most impressive victory against? The Raptors? It hasn\u2019t exactly been tough competition lately, and they\u2019re not even covering spreads against these poor teams.<\/p>\n The Clippers are 4-4-1 ATS during the last nine games, and are 5-8-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall.<\/p>\n The Clippers are a good team, but not good enough to cover as 7-point underdogs in this matchup against one of the better teams we\u2019ve seen in recent NBA history.<\/p>\n Enjoying Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account The Clippers are hurting for depth at center behind Brook Lopez<\/a>. John Collins<\/a> is their only other real \u201cbig man\u201d at the moment, so it\u2019s no surprise that they rank 25th in points allowed per game to opposing centers.<\/p>\n
\n \u2022 Senior Betting Analyst<\/p>\n
\nApr 8, 2026 , 02:58 PM ET<\/p>\n
\nThunder vs Clippers best bet: Thunder -7 (-110)<\/p>\n![\"Add](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775675067_956_google-preferred-source-badge.png\"){kind=icon}
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