Monday's NBA nightcap between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers is missing some serious star power.
The pregame narrative: Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (abdominal) are both out for this Western Conference heavyweight bout. The defending champion Thunder have lost back-to-back games without SGA but are still laying 6.5 points on the road.
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Thunder vs. Lakers picks
SGP: Thunder moneyline | Reaves 2+ threes | Wiggins over 15.5 points (+310)
Thunder moneyline (-250): I think this is a great spot to back OKC on the moneyline.
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Typically, missing Gilgeous-Alexander against a playoff team would be problematic for the Thunder. I'll call it a wash with Doncic sidelined on the other side.
- OKC struggled in its last two games sans SGA, averaging 106.0 PPG, but that was against two of the league's top six teams in defensive rating (Rockets, Spurs).
- Before that, the Thunder had won eight straight without their MVP.
Los Angeles is 22nd in defensive rating, so I expect the rest of OKC's star-studded roster to do damage.
Can the Lakers keep up without their leading scorer and facilitator? I doubt it.
NBA SGP pick
Reaves 2+ threes (-215): Reaves made his return on Feb. 3 after a six-week injury absence, and the early results have been encouraging:
- 22.0 PPG
- 55.6 FG%
- 40.0 3PT%
The guard is a minutes restriction, which should remain in place as the Lakers play the first leg of a back-to-back tonight.
That's why I'm opting to tease down his line rather than taking over 2.5 threes at +155 odds.
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OKC's biggest defensive weakness is on the perimeter, where it is allowing opponents to shoot 37.1% (fifth-highest in the NBA).
Reaves is a career 36.9% three-point shooter and should cash this with limited run.
Top Thunder prop bet
Wiggins over 15.5 points (+112): I don't expect any single Thunder player to go nuclear in SGA's absence, and the odds reflect that.
No one on OKC's roster has a point total at or above 20 points tonight. Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren lead the way, both sitting at 18.5.
The offence will be run by committee, which should give Wiggins enough looks to clear this line.
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The guard has cleared this mark in nine straight games without SGA while averaging 23.1 PPG.
This is also a solid matchup.
According to Cleaning the Glass, the Lakers have the 28th-ranked rim defence and 23rd-ranked 3-point defence. Wiggins takes 31% of his shots at the rim and 51% from beyond the arc.
Thunder vs. Lakers picks made at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2026.
