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Trail Blazers vs Thunder Pick – NBA Predictions & Odds 2/10/23

Oklahoma City Thunder (26-28) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (27-28)
February 10, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Portland Trail Blazers -3.5; Over/Under: +240.5
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The Oklahoma City Thunder pay a visit to the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center on Friday night.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been in decent shape as they’ve won eight of their last 13 games overall and they will be eager to maintain that momentum after outlasting the Lakers in a 133-130 road win on Tuesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team with 30 points and eight assists on nine of 17 shooting, Jalen Williams added 25 points with seven rebounds and six steals while Josh Giddey tallied 20 points with five rebounds and six assists. As a team, the Thunder shot 52 percent from the field and 17 of 34 from the 3-point line as they hit the ground running with 76 points in the first half to take a 15-point lead which proved to be just enough in the end as the Lakers rallied but couldn’t get in front again.

Meanwhile, the Portland Trail Blazers have been in fine form as they’ve won six of their last nine games overall and they will be eager to stay hot after sneaking past the Warriors in a 125-122 win on Wednesday. Damian Lillard led the team with a triple-double of 33 points with 10 rebounds and 11 assists, Jerami Grant added 22 points while Shaedon Sharpe chipped in with 13 points off the bench. As a team, the Trail Blazers shot 55 percent from the field and eight of 27 from the 3-point line as they went back and forth with the Warriors in a close contest until the final 5:27 where they outscored the Warriors by 15-8 to escape with the gritty win in the end.

Looking at the betting trends, the Thunder are 43-21-1 ATS in their last 65 road games, 4-1 ATS in their last five games against a team with a losing record and 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The Trail Blazers are 0-3-1 ATS in their last four home games and 4-13-1 ATS in their last 18 games playing on one days rest.

Head to head, the under is 6-2 in the last eight meetings overall, the Thunder are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Portland and the Thunder are 6-0 ATS in the last six meetings overall.

The Thunder are again shorthanded as Luguentz Dort is still out, while the Trail Blazers are still missing Jusuf Nurkic and Justise Winslow, while Cam Reddish and Matisse Thybulle are both questionable to debut for their new teams. The Thunder have been building some good momentum lately and they would’ve loved spoiling the Lakers party on Tuesday night, but the Trail Blazers are also playing some good basketball and they just snuck past the Warriors. It’s hard to split these two squads at the moment, but the Thunder are 6-0 ATS in the last six meetings overall and I think that trend continues here as they pull off the minor upset on the road.

Peter Tran's Free Pick: Oklahoma City +3.5

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