Sports Handicapper Frank Sawyer's Picks & Predictions

At 8:10 PM ET on Thursday, we will be playing the Oklahoma City Thunder (516) minus the points versus the Los Angeles Lakers (515). THE SITUATION: Oklahoma City (11-6) has lost two games in a row after their 106-103 loss at Minnesota as a 3-point underdog on Tuesday. Los Angeles (11-8) has won two of their last three games after their 133-107 win at Detroit as a 7.5-point favorite last night.

REASONS TO TAKE THE THUNDER MINUS THE POINTS: Oklahoma City only made 41.1% of their shots against the Timberwolves which was the worst shooting mark in their last 14 contests and tied for the worst field goal percentage for the season. They also got outrebounded by a 51-36 margin in that game — but they have covered the point spread in 11 of their last 16 games after getting outrebounded by 15 or more boards in their last game. The Thunder have covered the point spread in 4 straight games after a straight-up loss — and they have covered the point spread in 26 of their last 38 games after a straight-up loss by six points or less. They have still covered the point spread in six of their last eight games — and they have covered the point spread in 8 of their last 9 games after covering the point spread in four or five of their last six contests. They return home where they have covered the point spread in 17 of their last 27 games. Oklahoma City will likely be without Josh Giddey tonight given the police investigation that he was involved with a minor — but the Lakers will have several absences as well. Los Angeles is without Rui Hachimura, Jarred Valentine, and Gabe Vincent are out with injuries while Jaxson Hayes and Cam Reddish are questionable. The Lakers have failed to cover the point spread in 7 of their last 10 games after a straight-up win — and they have failed to cover the point spread in 25 of their last 34 games after a straight-up win on the road. They have also failed to cover the point spread in 9 of their last 14 games after a double-digit win on the road. And in their last 18 games after scoring 130 or more points in their last game, Los Angeles has failed to cover the point spread in 12 of those games.

FINAL TAKE: The Lakers have failed to cover the point spread in 4 of their last 6 games with the Total set at 230 or higher — and the Thunder have covered the point spread in 12 of their last 16 games with the Total set at 220 or higher. 8* NBA Thursday Night Discounted Deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder (516) minus the points versus the Los Angeles Lakers (515). Best of luck for us — Frank.

FRANK’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR FOR THURSDAY, 11/30:

My “Cutting Room Floor” plays are the situations I considered the closest to being worthy of investment but did not make the “final cut” for my official plays today for subscribers. The last play I cut for Thursday is with the Golden State Warriors minus the points versus the Los Angeles Clippers. Golden State (8-10) has lost two of their last three games after their 124-123 loss at Sacramento as a 1.5-point underdog. The Warriors are back at full strength with Stephen Curry back from injury and Draymond Green having finished his five-game suspension. They have covered the point spread in 6 of their last 9 games after a loss on the road by three points or less. They have covered the point spread in 12 of their last 18 home games when listed in the +/- 3-point range. Los Angeles (8-9) has won five of their last seven games after their 131-117 win at Sacramento as a 1.5-point road favorite last night. The Clippers are playing for the fifth time since last Friday — and they have failed to cover the point spread in 4 of their last 5 games when playing for the fifth time in seven days. They have failed to cover the point spread in 6 of their last 9 games on the road. Take Golden State minus the points. Best of luck — Frank.

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At 8:15 PM ET on Thursday, we will be playing the Seattle Seahawks (303) plus the points versus the Dallas Cowboys (304). THE SITUATION: Seattle (6-5) has lost three of their last four games after their 31-13 loss to San Francisco as a 7-point underdog last Thursday. Dallas (8-3) has won three games in a row as well as five of their last six after their 45-10 victory against Washington as a 13.5-point favorite on Thursday.

REASONS TO TAKE THE SEAHAWKS PLUS THE POINTS: Seattle has covered the point spread in 21 of their last 31 games after a loss at home under head coach Pete Carroll. Their loss to the 49ers finished just above the 43-point total — and they have covered the point spread in 3 of their 4 games this season after playing a game that finished Over the Total in their last game. The Seahawks only scored 16 points in their previous game on the road against the Los Angeles Rams when quarterback Geno Smith got knocked out of the game with an elbow injury to his throwing arm. Head coach Pete Carroll claimed it is a “night and day” difference between Smith in practice last week and now in preparation for this game. Seattle has covered the point spread in 43 of their last 65 games after failing to score more than 17 points in two straight games. They have also covered the point spread in 7 of their last 10 games after losing two games in a row. Dallas is riding high now — but they have failed to cover the point spread in 19 of their last 26 games after a win by 28 or more points. Since their loss on the road against Philadelphia, they have won three straight games by 23 or more points— but they have failed to cover the point spread in 4 of their last 5 games after winning two games in a row by 10 or more points and they have failed to cover the point spread in 12 of their last 17 games after winning three games in a row by 10 or more points. The Cowboys have covered the point spread in five of their last six games — but they have failed to cover the point spread in 38 of their last 55 games after covering the point spread in five or six of their last seven games.

FINAL TAKE: In Seattle’s last 43 games on the road when listed as an underdog in the 7.5-14-point range, they have covered the point spread in 29 of these games. 10* NFL Thursday Daily Discounted Deal with the Seattle Seahawks (303) plus the points versus the Dallas Cowboys (304). Best of luck for us — Frank.

At 8:15 PM ET on Thursday, we will be playing Over the Total in the game between the Seattle Seahawks (303) and the Dallas Cowboys (304). THE SITUATION: Seattle (6-5) has lost three of their last four games after their 31-13 loss to San Francisco as a 7-point underdog last Thursday. Dallas (8-3) has won three games in a row as well as five of their last six after their 45-10 victory against Washington as a 13.5-point favorite on Thursday.

REASONS TO TAKE OVER THE TOTAL: The Cowboys have scored at least 33 points in three straight games as well as four of their last five contests with the lone exception being their 28-23 loss at Philadelphia at the beginning of the month. They generated 431 yards against the Commanders despite having their offense on the field for only 23:06 minutes of that game. Dak Prescott is playing as well as he has at any time in his career after completing 22 of 32 passes against Washington for 331 yards with four touchdown passes and no interceptions. The Cowboys have played 5 of their last 6 games Over the Total after a straight-up win — and they have played 5 of their last 6 games Over the Total after a point spread victory. They have also played 4 of their last 5 games Over the Total after a double-digit victory — and they have played 11 of their last 16 games Over the Total after a win at home. Furthermore, Dallas has played 4 of their last 5 games Over the Total after scoring 30 or more points in their last game — and they have played 6 straight home games Over the Total after scoring 25 or more points in two straight contests. They have also played 6 straight home games Over the Total after winning five or six of their last seven games. The Cowboys are generating 443.4 total Yards-Per-Game at home this season which is resulting in a whopping 41.0 Points-Per-Game.