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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Tuesday when the Portland Trail Blazers and the Oklahoma City Thunder meet at Paycom Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -13.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 237.5.
Oklahoma City won its last outing, a 102-97 result against the Timberwolves on January 20. The Thunder covered in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 199 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Trail Blazers were a 134-110 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Lakers. They failed to cover the +11.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (244) made winners of OVER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 12-30 SU,19-23 ATS
Portland is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games
Portland is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 29-13 SU,28-13-1 ATS
Oklahoma City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Oklahoma City is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games
Next up:
Portland at Houston Wednesday, January 24
Oklahoma City at San Antonio Wednesday, January 24