{"id":394559,"date":"2026-02-09T10:59:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=394559"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:59:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:59:43","slug":"thunder-vs-lakers-sgp-picks-february-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/thunder-vs-lakers-sgp-picks-february-9-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder vs. Lakers SGP picks Feb. 9: Back Aaron Wiggins and Austin Reaves in +310 parlay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Monday&#8217;s NBA nightcap between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers is missing some serious star power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my same-game parlay Thunder vs. Lakers picks, featuring prop bets on Austin Reaves and Aaron Wiggins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the NBA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thunder vs. Lakers picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SGP: Thunder moneyline | Reaves 2+ threes | Wiggins over 15.5 points (+310)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Thunder moneyline (-250)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>:<\/strong> I think this is a great spot to back OKC on the moneyline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Build your own NBA SGPs &amp; bet on tonight&#8217;s action<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, missing Gilgeous-Alexander against a playoff team would be problematic for the Thunder. I&#8217;ll call it a wash with Doncic sidelined on the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OKC struggled in its last two games sans SGA, averaging 106.0 PPG, but that was against two of the league&#8217;s top six teams in defensive rating (Rockets, Spurs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before that, the Thunder had won eight straight without their MVP. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Los Angeles is 22nd in defensive rating, so I expect the rest of OKC&#8217;s star-studded roster to do damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can the Lakers keep up without their leading scorer and facilitator? I doubt it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"product_only\"><a href=\"cacheembed:123113\">Embed: #123113<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Reaves 2+ threes<\/strong> (<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-215)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>:<\/strong> Reaves made his return on Feb. 3 after a six-week injury absence, and the early results have been encouraging:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>22.0 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>55.6 FG%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>40.0 3PT%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The guard is a minutes restriction, which should remain in place as the Lakers play the first leg of a back-to-back tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m opting to tease down his line rather than taking over 2.5 threes at +155 odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">See player props on Austin Reaves, Aaron Wiggins &amp; more<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OKC&#8217;s biggest defensive weakness is on the perimeter, where it is allowing opponents to shoot 37.1% (fifth-highest in the NBA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reaves is a career 36.9% three-point shooter and should cash this with limited run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Thunder prop bet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wiggins over 15.5 points (+112):<\/strong> I don&#8217;t expect any single Thunder player to go nuclear in SGA&#8217;s absence, and the odds reflect that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one on OKC&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The offence will be run by committee, which should give Wiggins enough looks to clear this line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet on tonight&#8217;s Thunder vs. Lakers game<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guard has cleared this mark in nine straight games without SGA while averaging 23.1 PPG. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is also a solid matchup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thunder vs. Lakers picks made at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday&#8217;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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":394576,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-394559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Thunder vs. Lakers picks: NBA SGP bets Feb. 9 | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our same-game parlay Thunder vs. Lakers picks for Feb. 9, 2026. 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