Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers NBA Basketball Lines & Expert Predictions

by Liev Jackson

Oklahoma City, Portland Both Look to Overcome Disappointing Losses

Time: 10:30 PM ET

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2019

Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

Watch on: TNT, FS Oklahoma, NBCS Northwest

Spread: Portland -4

Moneyline: Portland -170

Total O/U: 232½

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Portland Trail Blazers are both coming off of losses to teams well below them in the standings. Now these teams with identical records and seeded fourth and fifth in the West are set to do battle.

The Thunder lost to Minnesota 131-120 on Tuesday and it continues a troubling trend of the team giving up a ton of points. The team went 11-1 between January 19th and February 11th, so when they were giving up major points, it wasn’t as much of a concern. But they are 2-6 since then as the offense has cooled off. The team is now scrambling to stay in the top-four instead of pushing for a top-two spot.

In their last eight they have averaged 115.4 PPG and allowed 121.0 PPG.

The Trail Blazers lost to Memphis 120-111 on Tuesday, their second loss in three games. But that prior loss was a two-point defeat to Toronto. The loss to the Grizzlies was their last of their current seven-game road trip that’s been going on since the end of the All-Star break.

They are 6-2 in their last eight games including wins over Golden State, Philadelphia and Boston. They are averaging 117.3 PPG and allowing 108.8 PPG over that span.

Gm# Team Opener Bovada BOnline MyBookie 549 Oklahoma City 234 232o-115 232 232½ 550 Portland -3½ -3½-115 -3½ -4 Moneyline +140/-160 +140/-160 +140/-160 +145/-170

Oklahoma City Thunder Portland Trail Blazers 39-25 Lost 1 120 Home 33-31 115.31 111.20 4.11 16-15 17-16 30-32-2 17-13-1 13-19-1 Report Record Streak Last Meeting ATS Offense Defense Diff. ATS Home ATS Away O/U Record O/U Home O/U Away Injuries 39-25 Lost 1 Away 111 37-27 113.55 110.16 3.39 21-11 16-16 33-30-1 16-15-1 17-15 Report

Oklahoma City:

Oklahoma City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games

Oklahoma City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games

Oklahoma City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

Oklahoma City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games on the road

Oklahoma City is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Portland

Oklahoma City is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Portland

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Portland

Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland

Oklahoma City is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Portland

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland

Portland:

Portland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games

Portland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games

Portland is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home

Portland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games at home

Portland is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Oklahoma City

Portland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Oklahoma City

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City

Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

Portland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

The Bottom Line: Portland is -4 point favorites and the over/under is 232½ points. It is tough coming back from long road trips, and the Trail Blazers have played nine of their last ten on the road with the All-Star break in between. The Thunder are likely desperate. The Pick: Thunder 118-115.

Liev NBA Prediction: Oklahoma City +145

Total O/U: Over 232½

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