This is the end of a tough three-game road trip for Oklahoma City. The Thunder is 5-11 ATS versus the Western Conference, plus 2-12 ATS against the Northwest Division. They head to a hot Portland squad here, on a 7-1 SU and 6-2 ATS run. Damian Lillard has scored 35 or more points in five of the past seven games, including outings of 50, 44, and 40, and is averaging 36.9 during their five-game win streak. The Trail Blazers are one of five teams battling for third spot in the tightly packed West, which has led to Lillard calling every game "huge" the rest of the season. Portland is on an 8-1 spread run at home and 9-2-1 ATS against Western Conference foes. The Blazers have won both meetings with the Thunder this season, and one of the victories occurred with All-Star Lillard sidelined with a calf injury. The home team is 8-3 ATS when they clash and that trend continues. Play Portland.
This pick was released to clients on March 03, 2018 at 12:08PM ET.
NBA
Oklahoma City at Portland
March 3, 2018
10:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Portland -4 (-108) (risk 1 to return 1.93)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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