The Sportsbook-round matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Portland Trail Blazers heads back to the Moda Center for Game 5. Oklahoma City earned a split in its two home contests, picking up its lone victory in Game 3, and is facing elimination tonight. Portland took both games at home to start the series and is a 4-point favorite tonight with the total Sportsbook at 219 points.
Thunder vs Trail Blazers Game Center
Standout Stats
- Portland has grabbed a stranglehold on this series by picking up a victory in Game 4 to secure a 3-1 series lead. Oklahoma City dropped its two road contests of this series and split its two home games. The Blazers have had an average winning margin of 12.67 in this series.
- Tonight’s total of 219 points is the lowest of the series, which is fitting as three of the first four contests have gone UNDER the total with an average combined score of 212 and only one game has gone OVER 219 points.
- The backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum has been terrific for Portland in this series. Lillard has averaged 28.75 points per game, while McCollum has chipped in 26.25 ppg of his own. For Oklahoma City, it has been Paul George leading the way as the only player to score 20 or more points in each game. He has averaged 26.75 points per game through this series. Second on the team for the Thunder in scoring is Russell Westbrook, averaging 21.3 ppg.
- A big issue for the Thunder has been their performance from beyond the arc as they are knocking down just 30.8 percent of their three-point attempts, which ranks 13th in the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers are shooting 41.5 percent from long range to rank second. A similar story can be written about overall shooting from the field as Portland is hitting 44.1 percent of its attempts and OKC is shooting 41.3 percent.
- The rebound and turnover battle has been a virtual dead heat. The Trail Blazers have created 15.5 turnovers per game while giving up the ball 15.3 times. Meanwhile, the Thunder are securing 44.3 rebounds per game to the Blazers’ 45.5.
My Best Bet for Oklahoma City vs Portland
Portland -4
The Blazers have done a great job shutting down the potent offense the Thunder possess. Meanwhile, Oklahoma City hasn’t had much of an answer for Portland’s backcourt as Lillard and McCollum have averaged 55 ppg combined while the Thunder’s big scorers are combining for 48.08 ppg.
The total has gone UNDER in three of the four games in this series. Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum are averaging a combined 55 ppg.home Oklahoma City is shooting just 30.8 percent from beyond the arc in this series.away
