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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: March 26, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Moda Center — Portland, OR

Article updated Mar 26, 6:14 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Oklahoma City Thunder are traveling to play the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter stadium on Sunday, 3/26/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Oklahoma City is

Game outlook

The Oklahoma City Thunder are traveling to play the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter stadium on Sunday, 3/26/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Oklahoma City is the betting favorite opening at -8 and the current line is Oklahoma City -10.5.

Thunder vs Trail Blazers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Trail Blazers to win tonight's game by 8 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Portland Trail Blazers to cover the 10 point spread and the total to go over 232.25 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Oklahoma City 117 to Portland 125

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Oklahoma City Thunder to cover the spread (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Oklahoma City will win straight-up is 83%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be OKC 126.625, POR 105.625.

OddsShark predicts Portland will win, cover the spread, and the total will push.

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Oklahoma City Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 13, Oklahoma City is ranked #5 in offense (scoring an average of 117.36 per game), #19 in defense (allowing an average of 116.30 points to be scored against them per game) and are 36-38 (45-28-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Thunder hit an average of 46.64% of their field goals (ranked #23) and 80.82% of their free throws (ranked #6) and makes an average of 35.97% of their three pointers ranked #16 in the NBA). They average 43.74 rebounds per game (ranked # 12) and average 24.47 offensive assists and 12.66 turnovers per game (ranked # 20 and 6 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Oklahoma City allows an average of 47.16% field goals (ranked #13) and 77.62% free throws (ranked #11 in the NBA) The Thunder allow an average of 35.95% of the three pointers (ranked #14) and averages 46.68 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 46.68) Finally, the Thunder average 25.84 defensive assists and 16.22 turnovers per game (ranked # 19 and 1 respectively).

Portland Key Betting Stats

Portland Trail Blazers has a power ranking of 28 and are #15 for offense (scoring an average of 114.16 per game), #18 for defense (giving up an average of 116.19 points per game) and 32-41 (35-38 ATS) overall. Oklahoma City went 0-3 (0-3 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Portland.

For offense, the Trail Blazers hit an average of 47.76% of their field goals (ranked #12) and 80.29% of their free throws (ranked #7) and makes an average of 36.79% of their three pointers (ranked #10 in the NBA). They average 40.95 rebounds per game (ranked # 27) and average 24.08 offensive assists and 13.71 turnovers per game (ranked # 22) and 19 respectively).

On defense, Portland allows an average of 48.80% field goals (ranked #26) and 78.24% free throws (ranked #20 in the NBA) The Trail Blazers allow an average of 37.49% of the three pointers (ranked #28) and averages 42.44 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 42.44) Finally, the Trail Blazers average 26.40 defensive assists and 12.84 turnovers per game (ranked # 29 and 21 respectively).

Betting Summary

Oklahoma City has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Portland Trail Blazers to cover the 10 point spread and the total to go over 232.25 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Thunder vs Trail Blazers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Thunder vs Trail Blazers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Oklahoma City Thunder-325 → -495Moved
  • Moneyline · Portland Trail Blazers+268 → +378Moved
  • Spread · Oklahoma City Thunder-8 (-110) → -10.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Portland Trail Blazers+8 (-110) → +10.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · OverN/A (-110) → 232.25 (-110)Moved
  • Total · UnderN/A (-110) → 232.25 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Oklahoma City Thunder
4-0 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Portland Trail Blazers
2-0 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-26T10:14:07.054Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-10Oklahoma City Thunder 138 · Portland Trail Blazers 129
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Oklahoma City Thunder defeated Portland Trail Blazers 118-112

Oklahoma City Thunder defeated Portland Trail Blazers 118-112 on March 26, 2023, a 6-point decision in the series. Oklahoma City Thunder's strongest period was the 2nd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 43-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Oklahoma City Thunder -10.5 (-110) spread, Portland Trail Blazers covered, while the 230 combined points finished under the recorded total of 232.25.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DocthizzMoneyline · Oklahoma City Thunder -333Win
  • DocthizzSpread · Oklahoma City Thunder -8 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Portland Trail Blazers +10 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Portland Trail Blazers +10 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 232 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Portland Trail Blazers +10 (-110)Win