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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Portland Trail Blazers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Portland Trail Blazers meet at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -11-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 225.
Last time out for Portland, they were a 102-97 winner as they battled the Hornets on the road. The Trail Blazers covered in the match as a -1-point favorite, while 199 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Last time out for Oklahoma City, they were a 121-115 loser as they battled the Mavericks at home. The Thunder failed to cover in the match as a -11.5-point favorite, while 236 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 36-9 SU,29-16 ATS
Oklahoma City is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
Oklahoma City is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games
Portland:
Team record: 17-28 SU,24-21 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Next up:
Oklahoma City at Golden State Wednesday, January 29
Portland home to Milwaukee Tuesday, January 28