The Oklahoma City Thunder (36-8) face the Portland Trail Blazers (17-28) Sunday. Tip-off from Moda Center is set for 6 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Thunder vs. Trail Blazersodds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Oklahoma City leads 2-0 with 131-114 road win Nov. 1 and a 109-99 home win Nov. 20
Oklahoma City lost 121-115 to the Dallas Mavericks Thursday while failing to cover as an 11.5-point home favorite. The Thunder allowed 3 Mavs players to score 20-plus points despite being the best defense in the NBA, holding opponents to just 104.3 points per gameg this year. The Thunder were also beaten 43-33 on the glass.
Portland escaped with a 102-97 win over the Charlotte Hornets Friday while covering as a 1-point road underdog. G Anfernee Simons and F Jerami Grant both put up over 20 points as the Trail Blazers have won 4 straight.
Thunder at Trail Blazers odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Thunder -900 (bet $900 to win $100) | Trail Blazers +575 (bet $100 to win $575)
- Against the spread (ATS): Thunder -13.5 (-105) | Trail Blazers +13.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 225.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Thunder at Trail Blazers key injuries
Thunder
- F Lugentz Dort (knee) out
- C Chet Holmgren (hip) out
- G Cason Wallace (nasal) available
Trail Blazers
- C Deandre Ayton (knee) out
- F Matisse Thybulle (ankle) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Thunder at Trail Blazers picks and predictions
Prediction
Thunder 117, Trail Blazers 110
Moneyline
PASS.
The Thunder are the much better team, but no way can you risk betting on as such -900 favorites. Bet on the spread and/or total instead.
Against the spread
TRAIL BLAZERS +13.5 (-105).
Portland has covered the spread in all of its last 4 games and is a surprising 24-20-1 ATS. Despite being 0-10 in their last 10 matchups vs. OKC, the Blazers are 3-1 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
Be aware OKC is 6-4 ATS in its last 10 against Portland. The Thunder are 29-13-3 ATS this season.
Over/Under
BET OVER 225.5 (-110).
The Over has hit in OKC’s last 3 games and is 8-2 in the Thunder’s last 10 contests. For Portland, the Over is 2-1 in its last 3 home losses. The Over has also hit in all of the last 3 matchups between these teams in Portland.
Be aware that the Over is 5-5 in the last 10 meetings and that the Under is 6-4 in Portland’s last 10 games.
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