The Thunder will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when the Trail Blazers tip off at Ford Center on Sunday in NBA play.

The Thunder currently sports a record of 47-24, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 37-33-1 ATS. The Trail Blazers are 42-30 and 37-31-4 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Thunder post a 39-32 OVER/UNDER record this season, while the Trail Blazers have gone 35-36-1 against the number.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Thunder in this one will find them as 5-point favorites, while the total was sitting at 192.5.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 7-rated Thunder and the No. 19-ranked Trail Blazers, according to the NBA Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring formulas run on this game indicate a potential 103-101 result in favor of the Thunder.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Oklahoma City's No. 5-ranked offense (104.5 PPG) against a Trail Blazers defense that ranks No. 7 at 94.7 PPG. The Thunder have averaged 46.3% from the field per game, more than the Trail Blazers have managed so far this season (44.7% on average).

Defensively, the Trail Blazers feature the league's No. 9-rated defense on the road, allowing 96.7 points per game. Oklahoma City, meanwhile, comes in at No. 3 in the league in scoring at home.

The Trail Blazers were a 98-96 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Spurs. They failed to cover the 4.5–point spread as favorites, while the total score (194) made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. The Trail Blazers grabbed a 98-96 win over the Spurs on Friday, behind a 21-point effort from Nicolas Batum at Rose Garden.

The Thunder were a 111-103 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the 16–point spread as favorites, while the total score (214) made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. The Thunder got 23 points from Kevin Durant as Oklahoma City ran past Minnesota 111-103 on Friday at Ford Center.


Portland Trail Blazers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing San Antonio are 5-5
After playing San Antonio are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Oklahoma City Thunder Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Golden State are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a win are 8-2

A few Trail Blazers at Thunder trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Portland's last 14 games when playing Oklahoma City
Portland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games
Oklahoma City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
Portland at San Antonio, Monday, March 28
Oklahoma City home to Golden State, Tuesday, March 29