Slumping at the worst time, the Oklahoma City Thunder will look to stop the bleeding when they head to Oregon to face the Portland Trail Blazers. The Thunder are 2-6 SU in their last eight games while failing to cover the spread in each of those contests. The Blazers are trending in the opposite direction as they’ve gone 9-2 SU and ATS in their last 11 home games and will be happy to be back in Portland after a seven-game road trip.
The Blazers opened as 3.5-point favorites with a total of 233.
Thunder vs Blazers Game Center
STANDOUT STATS
- The Blazers are one of the best home bets in the NBA this season at 21-11 ATS in 32 games at the Moda Center, including 9-2 since January 1.
- The Thunder are on a current NBA-worst 0-8 ATS losing streak and have failed to cover the spread in their last four games on the road, losing each game by double digits.
- OKC is allowing 119.6 points per game since the all-star break and has only won once in Portland since October 2014 (nine games).
- The Thunder are 0-4 SU in their last four games vs teams with winning records and have lost three of their last four games as a road underdog.
- At home, Portland has the third-best point differential at +8.8 and rates in the top 10 in field-goal and three-point percentage at the Moda Center.
- The total has gone OVER in the Trail Blazers’ last seven games at home (avg. combined score: 236.57).
My Best Bet for Thunder vs Blazers
Blazers -3.5
I think the Blazers roll in this one. They have been consistently one of the best bets at home this season (21-11 ATS in 32 games) and are catching the Thunder at the best time because OKC is struggling hard. The Thunder’s defense is too shoddy to trust them to hold down the Blazers because OKC’s recipe for success was to just outscore teams.
Now that their shots aren’t falling, the Thunder are finding things difficult because of their problems keeping teams off the scoreboard. Bettors have been losing their shirt wagering on the Thunder lately (0-8 ATS in their last eight) and I expect them to fall short again tonight at the Moda Center.
