Maybe by Christmas the Lakers can lay these many points. But not right now. LA is 5-3 SU, 2-6 ATS. The Lakers have won three of their five games by a combined nine points with one occurring in overtime. Their largest margin of victory is 12 points. 

The Thunder are a bad team. But they've covered three of their last four games, including upsetting the Lakers, 123-115, as a 5 1/2-point home 'dog eight days ago. Oklahoma City came from 26 points down to pull out that victory. Sure the Lakers have revenge. But look at how inflated the point spread is compared to the first meeting. 

The Lakers have a lot of veterans. This is their third game in five days. Up next for LA is a road game against the Trail Blazers on Saturday. The Lakers are savvy enough to pace themselves. If the Thunder can't hang in at least the back door should be wide open if the game turns into garbage time. 

LA has won three in a row. Note, though, those wins were against the Cavaliers and twice against the Rockets, all at home. The Lakers are 1-8-1 ATS the past 10 times as chalk.