NBA Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers Spread and Prediction

Two Western Conference teams that are currently locked with two more in the third playoff place are clashing tonight, when the Oklahoma City Thunder (37-27), who have won their last three, are visiting the Portland Trail Blazers (36-26), who have won their last five and both teams are looking to extend those winning streaks.

Date/Time:  03-03-2018, 22:00 EDT

Spread: Portland Trail Blazers -4.5

Total: +214.5

Portland are 36-26 (31-26-5 against the spread) so far in the league and are currently tied with three more teams in the 3^rd place of the West. They are 7-1 in their last 8 and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Minnesota at home with a 108-99 score. Damian Lillard leads the team in scoring with 26.3 ppg, adding 4.5 boards and a team-best 6.6 dimes per game. CJ McCollum follows with 21.6 ppg, while Jusuf Nurkic adds 14.1 ppg and a team-best 8.3 boards per game.

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Oklahoma are 37-27 (26-38-0 against the spread) so far in the league and are currently tied with three more teams in the 3^rd place of the West. They are 5-1 in their last 6 and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Phoenix on the road with a 124-116 score. Russell Westbrook leads the team in scoring with 25.2 ppg, adding team-bests both in boards with 9.7 and in dimes, with 10.3 per game. Paul George follows with 22.3 ppg and 5.6 boards, while Carmelo Anthony adds 16.9 ppg and 6 boards per game.

Portland have won both previous meetings against Oklahoma earlier this season, by 4 points at home and by 11 on the road. Portland have a 19-11 home record this season, while Oklahoma are 16-16 on the road. Oklahoma have a better offense with 106.7 ppg to Portland’s 105.2, while Portland have a better defense, allowing 103.4 ppg to Oklahoma’s 103.7. Portland have a better accuracy from behind the arc with 37.57% to Oklahoma’s 34.97%, while both teams have almost the same accuracy from inside the arc (45.26% and 45.24%) and grab the same number of rebounds (45.2 and 45). Oklahoma dish more assists, with 21.2 to Portland’s league-low of 19. Both teams have been hot lately but Portland have been strong at home and expect them to win by more than 5 points tonight.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction: Portland Trail Blazers -4.5 (-107)