Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 23/01/2024, 01:50  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 23/01/2024 at 12:00 in NBA Prediction

The Oklahoma City Thunder will be at home to welcome the Portland Trail Blazers next in the NBA. They come into this match sitting second in the Western Conference while the Blazers are a massive 17 games behind in 14th place. The Thunder have won their last two matches and are coming off an impressive top-of-the-table clash. Mark Daigneault’s men were 102-97 winners over conference leaders Minnesota. With the Timberwolves losing their next match, the Thunder are now just half a game from top spot. With how they have dominated this matchup with the Blazers this season, OKC will be confident of whipping the T-wolves’ advantage here. Oklahoma has won both meetings with Portland which have all been blowout victories. In the most recent encounter, they won by 62 just two weeks ago. The Thunder, who are averaging 124.5 points when at home, will only be without Oliver Sarr for this match.

The Blazers are coming off a blowout defeat in LA to begin a three-game road trip in the West. Chauncey Billups’ men saw a two-game winning run come to an end as they fell 134-110 to the Lakers. It was their 30th defeat of the season in 42 outings and kept them second from bottom in the West. The Blazers have won just three of their 11 matches in 2024. Having lost 10 straight to the Thunder, this could yet be another tough outing for them. Moses Brown and Shaedon Sharpe have both been ruled out for this match while Robert Williams III remains a long-term absentee. The Blazers have struggled on both ends of the pitch and sit in the bottom 10 in both offence and defence. They are averaging 107.5 points a night which is the worst record currently in the league.