Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/04/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Friday, February 4, 2022

Venue:  Moda Center, Portland, OR

Where to Watch:  ROOT Sports NW

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Thunder +7.5, Trail Blazers -7.5; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Thunder +7.5, Trail Blazers -7.5; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Thunder +7.5, Trail Blazers -7.5; Over/Under:  214.5 points

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  16-34 (5th place, Northwest Division)

Portland Trail Blazers:  21-31 (4th place, Northwest Division)

 

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Oklahoma City Thunder:  3-7 last 10

Portland Trail Blazers:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Thunder are coming into this game with a 16-34 record overall and they are 7-18 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Indiana Pacers while their 2 wins since then have come against the Portland Trail Blazers and the Dallas Mavericks in their last game. Luguentz Dort led the team in points in that game with 30 while Tre Mann was next on the team with 29 points. Josh Giddey led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Darius Bazley led the team in rebounds off the bench with 11. They were 47.7% from the field, 45.9% from 3-point range, and 84% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 101.1 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 107.6 PPG against them. The Thunder have an ATS record of 30-17-2 this season and their O/U record is 20-29.

 

 

The Trail Blazers are coming into this game with a 21-31 record overall and they are 14-13 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Houston Rockets while their 5 losses in that span came against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Dallas Mavericks, the Chicago Bulls, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Los Angeles Lakers in their last game. Norman Powell led the team in points in that game with 30 while Anfernee Simons was next on the team with 19 points. Robert Covington led the team in assists in that game with 9 while he and Jusuf Nurkić both led the team in rebounds with 13 each. They were 35.7% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 52.6% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 108.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 112.1 PPG against them. The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 21-30 this season and their O/U record is 25-25-1.

 

 

The Thunder are coming into this game as a 7.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Thunder have not been awful recently, winning 2 straight games including a massive win over the Trail Blazers just a few days ago by almost 20 points. The Thunder have been playing much better and they are going up against a Trail Blazers side that has not been playing well recently losing 3 straight games. They have also been losing a lot of their games by double digits and after a run of playing very well without their best players in the lineup, their injuries are finally catching up to them and they are not playing as well. The best bet to place in this game is on the Thunder as they have a chance to even win this game and should at least keep it close.

 

Thunder Trail Blazers Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, February 4, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Thunder 107 Trail Blazers 102.

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Oklahoma City Thunder: 18-8 ATS as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 32-17 ATS in all games. 21-9 ATS when the total is 210 to 219.5. 31-16 ATS as an underdog. 16-9 ATS as a road underdog. 57-33 ATS in road games. 

Portland Trail Blazers: 23-17 O/U when the total is 210 to 219.5. 13-7 O/U in a home game where the total is 210 to 219.5. 16-11 O/U in February games. 26-8 O/U after 2 or more consecutive unders. 24-11 O/U revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a favorite.

 

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  J. Robinson-Earl (SF) Ques Fri - Foot injury. S. Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) Late Feb - Ankle injury. V. Krejci (PG) Late Feb - Ankle injury.

Portland Trail Blazers:  L. Nance Jr. (SF) Mid Feb - Knee injury. N. Little (SF) out for season - Shoulder injury. C. Zeller (PF) Early April - Knee injury. D. Lillard (PG) Mid March - Abdominal injury.

 

 

 

"In the biggest part of the game, he had his foot on the gas and closed it out for us." - Mark Daigneault on his team’s win against the Mavericks on Wednesday night.

 

 

"We did a good job of fighting back and staying with it, but there were some big moments where we couldn't get over the hump." - Chauncey Billups on his team’s loss against the Lakers on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

PG     Tre Mann

SG     Josh Giddey

SF     Aaron Wiggins

PF     Luguentz Dort

C     Derrick Favors

 

PG     Anfernee Simons

SG     CJ McCollum

SF     Norman Powell

PF     Robert Covington

C      Jusuf Nurkic

 

 

PPG: S. Gilgeous-Alexander (22.7)

APG: J. Giddey (6.2)

Reb/G: J. Giddey (7.6)

 

PPG: D. Lillard (24)

APG: D. Lillard (7.3)

Reb/G: J. Nurkic (10.7)

 

Coaches:

Oklahoma City Thunder: Mark Daigneault (3rd season)

Portland Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups (1st season)