LiontipsPortland vs Oklahoma. Prediction and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Portland played well in the previous match. Chauncey Billups' men managed to beat the mighty Golden State. Damian Lillard put up a fantastic performance for the Trail Blazers. He scored 33 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. Oregon team won the game by a 125:122 score.
That success lifted Portland to a 10th position in the Western conference, bringing the hosts back to a play-off race.
Oklahoma lost the play-off position to Portland. Thunder were recently at 10th spot, but dropped down to a 12th position in the Western conference.
Oklahoma's offensive game is quite efficient, but Thunder usually forget about the defense. They usually just try to outscore their opponents and that strategy brought a success in the recent match against the Lakers (133:130).
Trends
Ставка Portland: total under 122,5 points
Blazers scored no more than 122 points in 3 of 5 latest matches
Ставка Gilgeous-Alexander: total under 4,5 rebounds
Shai averages 4,2 rebounds per game
Tip and bets
Portland must beat Oklahoma to stay in the play-off race. We believe that the Trail Blazers will succeed, because the Thunder had only 10 away victories in the current season, while the Blazers won 15 of 27 home matches. We offer to place a bet on the hosts.
Our prediction - Handicap (-3) points on Portland
Thunder scored more than 130 points in each of their recent matches. Trail Blazers also have the offensive style of play, so we offer to place a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 237,5 points
