NBA Prop Bets: Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder (May 9, 2026)

The Oklahoma City Thunder face the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semi-finals at Crypto.com Arena. Let's take a look at the NBA Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup. The Thunder are favored to win at -375, currently marked as 8.5-point favorites, while the Lakers are at +295. The total points line is set at 211.5, with OVER at -110 and UNDER at -110, meaning the implied expected score for the game is 110-102 Oklahoma City.

• The Lakers (-110) have a 48-40-2 ATS record this season including playoffs, while the Thunder (-110) hold a record of 43-45-0.
• The Lakers have a 44-44-2 O/U record this season including playoffs (meaning 44 games have gone over the total points line, 44 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Thunder have a 48-40-0 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

• The Lakers have averaged 100.5 points throughout this season's playoffs, while giving up 103.1. Comparatively, Oklahoma City has scored 120.7 per game and allowed 103.2. Looking at their best and worst postseason offensive performances, the Lakers' playoff-high is 112 while their playoff-low is 90. Meanwhile, the Thunder's high is 131 and low is 108.

Game Style

What do the stats tell us about the style of basketball these teams are playing during the postseason?

Field Goal Split

• Looking at field goal splits during the playoffs, 34.2% of the Lakers' field goal attempts have come from three point range, leaving 65.8% from two. Meanwhile, the Thunder's opponents have taken 41.1% of their attempts from three and 58.9% from two.
• Comparatively, Oklahoma City has taken 42.6% of shots from three, leaving 57.4% from two, while the Lakers' opponents have attempted 38.9% from three and 61.1% from two.

Beyond the Arc

• In terms of made three-pointers, the Lakers have shot 37.7% from deep throughout the postseason, compared to the Thunder who are making 37.7% of their attempts.
• On the opposite end, the Lakers have held opponents to 32.8% of their three-point attempts, while Oklahoma City's opponents have hit 34.4% of their shots.

Ball Protection

• The Lakers are committing 18.1 turnovers per game in these playoffs, while the Thunder have forced 17.2 turnovers across the postseason.
• Flipping that script, the Lakers are forcing 14.1 turnovers, while Oklahoma City is committing 12.2.

Crashing the Boards

• The Lakers are pulling down 40.0 rebounds per game during the playoffs, including 10.1 offensive boards. Conversely, Oklahoma City's opponents are averaging 38.7 rebounds, 11.7 of which have come on the offensive end.
• Meanwhile, the Thunder have averaged 42.0 rebounds and 11.7 offensive rebounds, while the Lakers are allowing 40.6 and 12.4.

First Quarter Winner

The Lakers are +136 to win the first quarter, while Oklahoma City is -162. Here are their first quarter records in this season's playoffs.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
LA Lakers	5-3-0	3-0-0	2-3-0	1-0-0	4-3-0
Oklahoma City	6-0-0	4-0-0	2-0-0	6-0-0	0-0-0

First Half Winner

The Lakers are +170 to win the first half and Oklahoma City is -205. Here are their first half records in this season's playoffs.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
LA Lakers	5-3-0	2-1-0	3-2-0	0-1-0	5-2-0
Oklahoma City	5-1-0	3-1-0	2-0-0	5-1-0	0-0-0

HT/FT

The Lakers are +340 to complete the HT/FT double. Conversely, Oklahoma City is -190.

• The Lakers have completed the HT/FT double in 44.4% of games since the beginning of the regular season, while the Thunder have completed the HT/FT double in 63.6% of games. During the playoffs, the Lakers have completed the HT/FT double in four of eight games, while Oklahoma City has completed the HT/FT double in five of six contests.

To Go To Overtime

Saturday's matchup is +1900 to go to overtime.

• The Lakers have played in two games that went to overtime since the beginning of the regular season, while the Thunder have appeared in five. Oklahoma City is yet to play in game that went to overtime during this season's playoffs. Meanwhile, the Lakers have appeared in one.

Last Time They Met

The Thunder recorded a 125-107 victory over the Lakers at Paycom Center on Thursday. The Thunder now hold a 2-0 series lead. Chet Holmgren was prominent on that day, recording 22 points, nine rebounds, three assists and four steals. The Thunder have now won seven straight against the Lakers.