A potential first-round playoff preview kicks off on Monday when the surprising Portland Trail Blazers travel to Oklahoma City to face off against the slumping Thunder. The Blazers continue to play well outside of Oregon and have been a profitable bet as of late, going 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road contests.
- The Thunder are 1-3 ATS in their last four games as home favorites.
- The Trail Blazers are 10-2 SU and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games against the Western Conference.
- The Trail Blazers are 2-6 SU and ATS in their last eight games on the road against the Thunder.
What is going on with the Thunder right now? Despite possessing some of the best talent in the Association, OKC has dropped eight out of their last 12 and five of their previous home games to sit at 44-22 SU.
While the Thunder haven’t been a reliable spread play this season, they are continuing to be a fantastic source of UNDERs. The UNDER is 5-1 in Oklahoma City’s last six, and is 29-37 O/U on the campaign. The UNDER is also 10-4 in the last 14 matchups between the Western Conference clubs.
Portland’s standout point guard Damian Lillard is a major reason for his team’s success this season. Lillard has totalled 36 points in his last two games, but is coming off a three-game stretch where he averaged 39.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Oklahoma City Thunder opened as -8.5-point favorites at online sportsbook Sportsbook, while the NBA total line was sitting around 224 at Sportsbook for those who prefer OVER/UNDER betting on the total amount of points scored.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 107-104 result in favor of the Thunder. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Portland Trail Blazers will try to spoil the party on Monday; they are 38-29 ATS against the betting spread this NBA season, while the Oklahoma City Thunder are 26-37-3 ATS. Portland is 37-30 vs the betting total points scored; Oklahoma City is 29-37. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Oklahoma City vs Portland injuries news.
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams with the Oklahoma City Thunder rated this week at No. 10 and the Portland Trail Blazers sitting at No. 6.
Statistical Matchup
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Portland Trail Blazers rank No. 5 in the league with 45.66 per game. That compares with Oklahoma City's No. 1 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Oklahoma City is the NBA's No. 18-ranked team at 7.98 per game, while the Portland Trail Blazers rate No. 4 with 10.52 per contest.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Portland cruised to victory on Saturday, running Orlando out of the gym and running up a 121-84 score at Moda Center.
Kevin Durant scored 28 points for Oklahoma City on Saturday, but the Spurs managed a 93-85 victory over the Thunder at AT&T Center.
- Portland is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
- Portland is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
- Portland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
- Oklahoma City is 7-12-3 ATS in its last 22 games
- Oklahoma City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games
- Oklahoma City is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Portland at San Antonio, Thursday, March 17th
Oklahoma City at Boston, Wednesday, March 16th
