The Thunder comes into the game with a road mark of 9-4 while the Trail Blazers are 11-1 at home. Portland has won five straight at home including a 117-97 rout of Denver on Saturday. “We're struggling on the road right now, so our biggest thing is to try and win every game at home, and that's what we're doing,” said forward Gerald Wallace, “We have to find a way to translate that onto the road, but until we can do that, every game at home is important to us.” In the last five home wins, the Blazers have won by 12, 13, 38, 44 and 20 points. In the win on Saturday, Nicolas Batum had a career-high 33 points and set a team record with nine 3-pointers.
Series Notes
The Thunder won the season series against Portland last year 3-1. All four games were decided by less than ten points. The average margin of victory in Oklahoma City’s three wins was four while the Blazers won 98-91 in the final meeting of the regular season at home. Gerald Wallace led Portland in scoring average with 26.5 points per game against the Thunder last season
Game Trends
The Thunder are 3-9 ATS in the last 12 meetings between the two teams. The Thunder are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 vs. the Northwest. The Trail Blazers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the Northwest. The Trail Blazers are 19-5-2 ATS in their last 26 home games. The Trail Blazers are 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 Monday games. Looking at the total, the Under is 9-1-1 in Oklahoma City’s last 11 vs. the Northwest. The Over is 5-1 in Oklahoma City’s last 6 overall. The Under is 4-1 in the Trail Blazers last 5 overall. The Under is 4-1 in the Trail Blazers last 5 home games. In this series, the Under is 13-4 in the last 17 meetings.
NBA Pick
The trends point to the Trail Blazers and the under but it is hard to take these two teams under the total. We’ll go against the number and look for this game on Monday to go over the NBA lines.
