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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -4-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
Oklahoma City was a 115-108 loser in its last match at home against the Heat. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 223 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Portland lost its last outing, a 120-112 result against the Mavericks on January 17. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a +7.5-point underdog, while the 232 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 18-25 SU,16-25-2 ATS
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Portland is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 23-19 SU,27-15 ATS
Oklahoma City is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Oklahoma City is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Next up:
Portland home to Golden State Monday, January 20
Oklahoma City at Houston Monday, January 20