Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trailblazers Betting Odds


Opening Line: Thunder +2 / Trailblazers -2 O/U 189

Time: 10 PM EST Monday April 12, 2010 on FSOKHD

Tonight in an important Western Conference match up in the 2nd to last game of the season the Portland Trailblazers host the Oklahoma City Thunder. Both of these teams are tied with San Antonio for the last playoff spot in the West and each wants to avoid the 8th spot so they do not have to face the defending champion Lakers in the 1st round of the playoffs.

This game is really vital for the Thunder, as if they lose and San Antonio beats lowly Minnesota then Oklahoma City would play the Lakers in an opening playoff series.

This season the Blazers are 25-14 at home and 43-34-2 ATS and the Thunder are 23-17 on the road and 47-32 ATS.

The Blazers are coming off a win and are 7-3 in their last 10 games and the Thunder are coming off a loss and are 6-4 in their last 10 games.

In their last games both teams played yesterday, but with different results, as the Blazers beat the L.A. Lakers 91-88 and the Thunder lost a costly game to the Golden State Warriors 120-117.

Kevin Durant (30.1 ppg) is the leagues leading scorer and did have 40 points and 10 boards in yesterday's win, but against Portland this season he is only averaging 22.5 ppg on 26.3% shooting.

Oklahoma City has lost their last 2 road games.

Brandon Roy (21. 5 ppg) only played 11 minutes in the win over the Lakers yesterday and he may rest tonight. Roy sat out the last time the Thunder visited Portland and the Blazers lost that game only scoring 77 points.

Both teams are solid on the boards with each having a rebounding differential of over +2.0 rpg and the team that can win on the glass has a big advantage in this game.

The Blazers do not rank in the top 20 in the league in scoring, but their defense ranks 3rd in terms of opponents' points allowed. They will need to make this a low scoring defensive affair and if they can do that they will win this game.

Portland PG Andre Miller (14 ppg) has to keep Russell Westbrook (16.3 ppg) and not allow him to penetrate and score and dish out.

Betting Trends

Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games, 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 0 days rest, and has an Over record of 6-0 in their last 6 road games.

Portland is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games against teams with a winning road record, 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games against teams with a winning percentage above 60%, and has an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.

In the last 5 games between these 2 teams in Portland the total has gone Under 4 times.

Our Selection : Take Portland -2.


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