SportsLine model reveals Thunder-Lakers Game 2 playoff picks

11 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · May 7

Ahead of Thursday's 9:30 p.m. ET tip-off at Oklahoma City's Paycom Center, the model simulated the game 10,000 times and backed the over after Oklahoma City won Game 1 108-90.
FanDuel listed the Thunder as 15.5-point favourites and -971 on the moneyline, with the total at 210.5, while Luka Doncic remains out for the Lakers and Jalen Williams is unavailable for Oklahoma City.
SportsLine said its model entered the 2026 second round on a 26-9 run on top-rated spread picks, and projected 211 combined points with the over hitting in 52.3% of simulations.

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