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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The division rival Portland Trail Blazers and Oklahoma City Thunder are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Paycom Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -15.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 233.
Oklahoma City won its last outing, a 120-103 result against the Grizzlies on March 05. The Thunder covered in that game as a -7.5-point favorite, while the 223 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Trail Blazers were a 128-118 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Celtics. They failed to cover the +9-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (246) made winners of OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 28-35 SU,36-27 ATS
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 51-12 SU,38-24-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games
Oklahoma City is 15-6-1 ATS in its last 22 games at home
Next up:
Portland home to Detroit Sunday, March 9
Oklahoma City home to Denver Sunday, March 9