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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Portland Trail Blazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder meet at Paycom Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -14-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
Oklahoma City lost its last outing, a 110-104 result against the Spurs on November 19. The Thunder failed to cover in that game as a -10-point favorite, while the 214 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland was a 114-110 winner in its last match at home against the Hawks. They covered the +4-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 224 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Portland:
Team record: 6-8 SU,8-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Portland is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
Portland is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Portland is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 11-4 SU,9-6 ATS
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Oklahoma City is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
Oklahoma City is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games at home
Next up:
Portland at Houston Friday, November 22
Oklahoma City at Sacramento Monday, November 25