Oklahoma City (35-25) at Portland (24-35)
When: Thursday, March 2nd 2017
Where: Moda Center, Portland, OR
Time: 9:05 ET | TV: TNT
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The slumping Portland Trail Blazers host the Oklahoma City Thunder in hopes of gaining some momentum for a run at the playoffs. Currently, the Blazers are in 11th place in the Western Conference, but only three games behind 8th place Denver for the final playoff spot. Portland has dropped seven of their last nine games including a 120-113 overtime loss in Detroit which ended a 1-3 road trip. The Trail Blazers were sloppy with the ball against Detroit as they committed 24 turnovers (to eight for the Pistons) with the starting backcourt of shooting guard C.J. McCollum (six) and Damian Lillard (four) combining for 10. Lillard did score 34 points against the Pistons and is averaging 31.7 over the past three games. The offense is scoring points, but the defense can’t seem to slow the other team enough this season. Portland ranks 26th in the league in points allowed per game (110.2) and they let the opposition shoot 37.8% from 3-point territory (28th). Jusuf Nurkic, who the Blazers acquired at the deadline from Denver, scored 19 points against Detroit to go along with seven rebounds and five assists. It his most points scored this season since opening night (23). The Blazers will get the league-worst Brooklyn Nets next before hitting the road again.
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The Thunder are not in danger of missing the playoffs despite being the seventh-seed currently. They lead eighth-seed Denver by 7.5 games and are only a game and a half from being the four-seed. Oklahoma City ended a perfect 4-0 homestand with a 109-106 victory against one of the better defenses in the league – the Utah Jazz – and are only 1.5 games behind them in the Northwest Division. Russell Westbrook can match Wilt Chamberlain (1967-68) for the second-most triple-doubles in a season against Portland tonight. Westbrook has reeled off four consecutive triple-doubles to join Chamberlain (31) and Oscar Robertson (41 in 1961-62) as the only players to record 30 or more in a season. Westbrook has scored over 40 points in each of his last two triple-doubles, including 43 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Utah. His five 40-point triple-doubles this season join James Harden (also this season) and Robertson (1963-64) for most in NBA history. Westbrook scored 42 points in a home win over Portland early last month and has five 40-point outings in the past 14 games.
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I’m not picking against the Thunder right now with the way Westbrook has been playing and the Blazers are reeling. Portland is 1-8 ATS in their last nine games overall and I don’t see them turning it around tonight. I’ll take the small road dog.
Pick: Thunder +1.5
ATS TRENDS
| Oklahoma City |
- Thunder are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
- Thunder are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win.
- Thunder are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win.
- Thunder are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Western Conference.
- Thunder are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Thunder are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Thunder are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Thunder are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
- Thunder are 20-8-1 ATS in their last 29 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Thunder are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Thunder are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
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| Portland |
- Trail Blazers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
- Trail Blazers are 16-37 ATS in their last 53 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games.
- Trail Blazers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Trail Blazers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up loss.
- Trail Blazers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss.
- Trail Blazers are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games overall.
- Trail Blazers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Trail Blazers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Trail Blazers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. Western Conference.
- Trail Blazers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
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OU TRENDS
| Oklahoma City |
- Over is 5-0 in Thunder last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Over is 6-1 in Thunder last 7 overall.
- Under is 5-1 in Thunder last 6 vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
- Over is 8-2 in Thunder last 10 Thursday games.
- Over is 4-1 in Thunder last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 4-1 in Thunder last 5 games following a ATS win.
- Over is 4-1 in Thunder last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 4-1 in Thunder last 5 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 19-7 in Thunder last 26 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 5-2 in Thunder last 7 road games.
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| Portland |
- Over is 13-3 in Trail Blazers last 16 Thursday games.
- Under is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 vs. NBA Northwest.
- Over is 10-3 in Trail Blazers last 13 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
- Under is 13-5 in Trail Blazers last 18 games following a straight up loss.
- Under is 25-11-1 in Trail Blazers last 37 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Under is 9-4 in Trail Blazers last 13 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 23-11 in Trail Blazers last 34 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
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HEAD TO HEAD
- Home team is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
- Thunder are 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
- Favorite is 23-9-1 ATS in the last 33 meetings.
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