<p>Fresh off the back of an appearance in the NBA Cup, the Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Los Angeles Clippers at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma.</p> <p>The game is scheduled for Friday, December 19, with the tip-off at 12:00 AEDT. It will be the second time these two teams have faced off this season, with the Thunder extending their strong head-to-head record.</p> <p>Indeed, it’s been pretty one-sided recently, and with how the Western Conference standings look, could the same outcome occur? There’s a very good chance that it could…</p> <h2>Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Clippers: Betting Preview</h2> <p>In the game played in November, the Thunder recorded a 126-107 victory in Los Angeles.<strong> Shai Gilgeous-Alexander</strong> had another solid contribution in an MVP year for OKC, scoring 30 points as he looks to win the award for the second consecutive season. He also had 12 assists, recording a double-double to boost his credentials further.</p> <p><strong>Isaiah Joe </strong>stepped up from the bench to add 22 points in a game where others, including<strong> Chet Holmgren</strong> and<strong> Cason Wallace</strong>, just reached double digits.</p> <p>For the Clippers, <strong>James Harden</strong> had 25 points in the game, with <strong>John Collins</strong> adding a further 17 from the bench. Starter <strong>Derrick Jones Jr.</strong> contributed with 16.</p> <p>At the time of the game, the OKC’s victory moved them to 8-0 for the season, while the Clippers moved to 3-4. The form shown from that result has subsequently continued, as the Thunder continue to dominate at one end of the Western Conference, whereas the Clippers languish toward the bottom.</p> <h2>Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Clippers: Betting Predictions</h2> <p>As we noted, Oklahoma has a very strong recent record against the Clippers. In the last eight meetings, the head-to-head reads: OKC 8, Clippers 0.</p> <p>Results over the last five include:</p> <ul> <li>Nov 2025: Clippers 107-126 OKC</li> <li>March 2025: Clippers 101-103 OKC</li> <li>Jan 2025: OKC 116-98 Clippers</li> <li>Nov 2024: OKC 134-128 Clippers</li> <li>Nov 2024: Clippers 92-105 OKC</li> </ul> <p>In our Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Clippers predictions for the November game, we were pretty accurate: <strong>OKC to win, SGA to score 30+ points, and Harden to score 20+</strong>. We had<strong> Kawhi Leonard to score 20+</strong>, but he didn’t play.</p> <p>This time around, <strong>we’re going with the exact same predictions</strong>. We <strong>predict that OKC will carry on</strong> with their dominant performances this season and extend their unbeaten record to the head-to-head against the Clippers.</p> <p>We would also <strong>expect SGA to score 30+ points</strong>, as he has averaged around 32 points per game so far and doesn’t appear to be slowing down.<strong> Harden</strong> is scoring around 27 points per game so far, so<strong> we think he’ll have another 20+ game</strong>. If<strong> Leonard plays, expect 20+ points</strong>.</p>