Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/28/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Monday, March 28, 2022

Venue:  Moda Center, Portland, OR

Where to Watch:  ROOT Sports NW

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Thunder -2, Trail Blazers +2; Over/Under:  222 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Thunder -2.5, Trail Blazers +2.5; Over/Under:  221 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Thunder -2.5, Trail Blazers +2.5; Over/Under:  221.5 points

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  21-53 (5th place, Northwest Division)

Portland Trail Blazers:  27-47 (4th place, Northwest Division)

 

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Oklahoma City Thunder:  1-9 last 10

Portland Trail Blazers:  2-8 last 10

 

 

 

The Thunder are coming into this game with a 21-53 record overall and they are 11-26 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 11 of their last 12 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Orlando Magic while their 11 losses in that span came against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Utah Jazz, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Timberwolves again, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Charlotte Hornets, the San Antonio Spurs, the Miami Heat, the Magic, the Boston Celtics, and the Denver Nuggets in their last game. Théo Maledon led the team in points in that game with 20 while Aleksej Pokuševski was next on the team with 17 points. Vít Krejčí off the bench led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Isaiah Roby led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 46.4% from the field, 38.9% from 3-point range, and 93.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 103.4 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 110.9 PPG against them. The Thunder have an ATS record of 45-25-4 this season and their O/U record is 37-37.

 

 

The Trail Blazers are coming into this game with a 27-47 record overall and they are 17-21 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Detroit Pistons while their 7 losses in that span came against the Atlanta Hawks, the New York Knicks, the Brooklyn Nets, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Houston Rockets twice in their last 2 games. Trendon Watford and Brandon Williams both led the team in points in that game with 15 each while Drew Eubanks and Keon Johnson were both next on the team with 14 points each. Williams led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Eubanks led the team in rebounds with 16. They were 39.8% from the field, 30% from 3-point range, and 70.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 107.1 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 114.6 PPG against them. The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 29-44-1 this season and their O/U record is 35-38-1.

 

 

The Thunder have not been playing well in their recent games as they have lost 11 of their last 12 games and are coming off of a loss in their last one. They recently got a win which snapped a 10 game losing streak and that win came against the Magic at home. They are going up against a Trail Blazers team that has been just as bad as they have been recently but the Thunder are on the road here and they have not played well on the road this season. The Trail Blazers have been a lot better at home than on the road this season and with one of the Thunder's best players being out here, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, this will be a good opportunity for the Trail Blazers to snatch another win at home here. The Trail Blazers have lost 3 straight themselves and they just lost back-to-back games to the same team, the Rockets who are the worst team in the Western Conference right now, and they will surely be looking to bounce back from those awful games. Both of these teams are very banged up right now and barely have any of their starters playing but the Trail Blazers should be able to take advantage of the Thunder here without their best player. The Trail Blazers will win this game at home by a few points.

 

Thunder Trail Blazers Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Monday, March 28, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Trail Blazers 117 Thunder 112.

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Oklahoma City Thunder: 47-25 ATS in all games. 67-35 ATS in road games. 13-4 OVER as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points.

Portland Trail Blazers: 17-31 ATS as an underdog. 14-26 ATS as a home underdog. 8-2 OVER after 3 or more consecutive unders.

 

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  S. Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) Ques Mon - Ankle injury. J. Giddey (SG) out for season - Hip injury. J. Robinson-Earl (SF) Early April - Foot injury. D. Favors (PF) Out indefinitely - Back injury. T. Jerome (SG) out for season - Hip injury. L. Dort (SG) out for season - Shoulder injury. M. Muscala (PF) out for season - Ankle injury. K. Williams (SG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

Portland Trail Blazers:   J. Hart (SG) Ques Mon - Knee injury. J. Winslow (SF) Ques Mon - Calf injury. J. Nurkic (C) Early April - Foot injury. A. Simons (SG) Early April - Knee injury. D. Lillard (PG) out for season - Abdominal injury. J. Ingles (SF) out for season - Knee injury. E. Bledsoe (PG) Out indefinitely - Achilles injury. D. Louzada (PG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. N. Little (SF) out for season - Shoulder injury.

 

 

 

"Give Denver credit, they made a couple more plays than we did down the stretch, but I didn't think it was for lack of execution on our part. I thought we put ourselves in a position to win on the road against a high-quality team, which is all you can ask for.” - Mark Daigneault on his team’s loss against the Nuggets on Saturday night.

 

 

"Anytime, I don't care what's going on, anytime a team makes 19 3s on you it makes it tough. So it was a rough night from that standpoint." - Chauncey Billups on his team’s loss against the Rockets on Friday night.

 

 

 

PG     Theo Maledon

SG     Tre Mann 

SF     Aaron Wiggins

PF     Darius Bazley

C     Isaiah Roby

 

PG     Brandon Williams

SG     CJ Elleby

SF     Elijah Hughes

PF     Trendon Watford

C      Drew Eubanks

 

 

PPG: S. Gilgeous-Alexander (24.5)

APG: J. Giddey (6.4)

Reb/G: J. Giddey (7.8)

 

PPG: D. Lillard (24)

APG: D. Lillard (7.3)

Reb/G: J. Nurkic (11.1)

 

Coaches:

Oklahoma City Thunder: Mark Daigneault (3rd season)

Portland Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups (1st season)