Thunder vs. Trail Blazers prediction: Odds, game details, recent trends, and Best bets for January 26

It’s Sunday, January 26, and the Oklahoma City Thunder (36-8) and the Portland Trail Blazers (17-28) are all set to square off from Moda Center in Portland.

Portland has won four straight and as a result has climbed within six games of the last play-in spot (currently occupied by Sacramento). Anfernee Simons (18.5) and Shaedon Sharpe (17.5) lead the team in scoring. The Thunder lost Thursday at home to Dallas, 121-115, on the back half of a back-to-back. It was their second loss in the last week to the undermanned Mavericks.

The Thunder are currently 16-5 on the road with a point differential of +12, while the Trail Blazers have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details re: Thunder vs. Trail Blazers today

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Game odds for Thunder vs. Trail Blazers

The latest odds as of Sunday:

That gives the Thunder an implied team point total of 117.99, and the Trail Blazers 111.48.
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Expert picks & predictions for Sunday’s Thunder vs. Trail Blazers game

NBC Sports Bet Best Bet

The Thunder have covered the spread in four of their last five road games against teams with losing records and should be backed to do so again against an out-of-sorts Portland squad. The Trail Blazers have lost four of their last five games against teams with winning records and look vulnerable again.

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

The best bets our model is projecting for today’s Thunder & Trail Blazers game:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the Oklahoma City Thunder on the Moneyline.

• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Portland Trail Blazers at +12.

• Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 225.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Thunder vs. Trail Blazers on Sunday

• The Trail Blazers have lost four of their last five games against teams with winning records

• Each of the Trail Blazers’ last three home games against the Thunder have gone OVER the Total

• The Thunder have covered the spread in four of their last five away games against teams with losing records

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