Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Best Bets & Picks

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23 January 2024

Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Best Bets & Picks

The Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder are set to square off on Tuesday in the National Basketball Association. Portland is 12-30 on the season, which is 14th in the Western Conference. The Trail Blazers are coming off a blowout loss at the Lakers on Sunday.

Blazers vs Thunder Picks

Take the Oklahoma City Thunder -14.5! Those are our best bets

Pick: Thunder -14.5.

For Oklahoma City, they are 29-13 on the season, which is the 2nd best record in the Western Conference. The Thunder are coming off a win on the road at Minnesota on Tuesday. Overall, the Thunder are 6-4 in their last 10 games. The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 139-77 on January 11th, 2024. Let’s get to our Blazers vs Thunder best bets!

Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Odds

POR Trail Blazers vs OKC Thunder Information

Portland Trail Blazers (12-30) vs Oklahoma City Thunder (29-13)

Location of the game: Paycom Center; Oklahoma City, OK

Date & Time: Tuesday January 23rd, 2024; 7:00 pm CST

How to Watch: BSOK

Recent Scores for Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Portland Trail Blazers Last 5:

Friday, January 12th, 2024: 116-93 loss at Minnesota Timberwolves
Sunday, January 14th, 2024: 127-116 loss to Phoenix Suns
Wednesday, January 17th, 2024: 105-103 win over Brooklyn Nets
Friday, January 19th, 2024: 118-115 win over Indiana Pacers
Sunday, January 21st, 2024: 134-110 loss at Los Angeles Lakers

Oklahoma City Thunder Last 5:

Saturday, January 13th, 2024: 112-100 win over Orlando Magic
Monday, January 15th, 2024: 112-105 loss at Los Angeles Lakers
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024: 128-117 loss at Los Angeles Clippers
Thursday, January 18th, 2024: 134-129 win at Utah Jazz
Saturday, January 20th, 2024: 102-97 win at Minnesota Timberwolves

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Analysis

The Portland Trail Blazers come into this game as the lowest scoring team in all of the NBA. The Trail Blazers are scoring just 107.5 points per game. Portland is also the worst shooting team in the league, making 43.4% of their shots. Portland has the fewest assists as well, with 22.1 per game.

Anfernee Simons leads the Trail Blazers in scoring. He scored 19 in the loss at the Lakers. On the season, he is at 22.8 points per game, Jerami Grant is second with 21.7 per game. Portland is without guard Shaedon Sharpe with an abdominal strain. He will be out until at least early February.

Portland is on the road for two more after this. The Trail Blazers will head to Houston and San Antonio. The Trail Blazers will then finish the month at home against the Bulls, 76ers and Bucks; in a tough portion of the schedule, which sees them start February with two in Denver.

Since the start of the New Year, the Oklahoma City Thunder are 7-4. Following back to back losses at the Lakers and Clippers, it was nice for the Thunder to even the road trip with wins at the Jazz and Timberwolves. The Thunder did it on both sides; scoring 134 in one game, and allowing just 97 in the next.

When looking at Oklahoma City Thunder stats, and NBA Player Stats – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been outstanding. The point guard is scoring 31.1 points per game, and dishing out 6.3 assists per game. In the last two wins, the point guard is scoring 32 points per game, after just 19 in the loss at the Clippers. Next for Oklahoma City is Jalen Williams. Williams scored 20 at Minnesota, and has gone four straight games with 20+ points.

The Thunder are on the road after this game for three straight. Oklahoma City will make stops in San Antonio, New Orleans and Detroit, before hosting Minnesota and Denver to finish the January portion of their NBA schedule.

Odds Breakdown for Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

Here are the updated NBA Odds before you make your Blazers vs Thunder best bets AT BetUS sportsbook:

Spread: Oklahoma City Thunder -14.5, Portland Trail Blazers +14.5
Total: 237
Moneyline: Oklahoma City Thunder -1150, Portland Trail Blazers +730

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Pick and Prediction

This game is not going to be very competitive. Oklahoma City should win this game and win it easily. The game is at home, and the last time they beat them by 50+ points. It won’t be that many points, but it will not be close. Take the Thunder -14.5! Those are our Blazers vs Thunder best bets!