Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/16/2021

The Portland Trail Blazers (16-10) are a 5.5-point favorite against the Oklahoma City Thunder (11-15) on February 16, 2021. The game's point total is 225.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-OK

Betting Suggestions:

Trail Blazers vs. Thunder Betting Data

Trail Blazers Betting Data

• Portland has a 14-12 record against the spread this year.
• The Trail Blazers' record against the spread as at least a 5.5-point favorite is above .500 at 3-2.
• Portland and its opponents have hit the over in 57.7% of games (15 out of 26 matchups).

Thunder Betting Data

• Against the spread this season, Oklahoma City has a winning record: 15-10-1.
• Oklahoma City hit the over in 50% of its games (13 of 26 games).

Point Total Insights

• Portland's games this season have gone over the point total for Tuesday's matchup total (225 points) in 57.7% of opportunities (15 out of 26 matchups).
• In 42.3% of Oklahoma City's games this season (11 of 26), the total points scored was more than Tuesday's 225-point over/under.
• The point total for the contest of 225 is 1.9 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Trail Blazers (115.5 points per game) and the Thunder (107.6 points per game).
• This matchup's total is 3.4 fewer points than the 228.4 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2020-21.
• The Trail Blazers have seen a 230.7 average over/under in their games this season, 5.7 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• Thunder's games have an over/under of 220.8 points this season, 4.2 points fewer than the total points bet for this matchup.

Previous Matchups

Portland has a 6-4 record against Oklahoma City over the last 10 matchups, while the Thunder have a better against the spread record, 3-2, than the Trail Blazers in those contests between the two teams.

Trail Blazers Players to Watch

• The leader in points and assists for the Trail Blazers is Damian Lillard, who scores 29.2 points and dishes out 7.3 assists per game.
• Enes Kanter leads Portland in rebounding, grabbing 10.9 boards per game while also scoring 11.6 points a contest.
• The Trail Blazers get the most three-point shooting production out of CJ McCollum, who makes 4.8 threes per game.
• Robert Covington and Derrick Jones Jr. lead Portland on the defensive end, with Covington leading the team in steals averaging 1.7 per game and Jones in blocks averaging 0.9 per contest.

Thunder Players to Watch

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's points (22.6 per game) and assists (6.5 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Thunder's leaderboards.
• Darius Bazley is at the top of the Oklahoma City rebounding leaderboard with 7.5 rebounds per game. He also notches 11.9 points and tacks on 1.7 assists per game.
• Al Horford is reliable from deep and leads the Thunder with 2.2 made threes per game.
• Oklahoma City's leader in steals is Hamidou Diallo (1.1 per game), and its leader in blocks is Horford (0.8 per game).

Injury Report

Trail Blazers:

Rodney Hood: Out (Foot),

Jusuf Nurkic: Out (Wrist),

CJ McCollum: Out (Left foot),

Zach Collins: Out (Ankle),

Harry Giles III: Out (Calf)

Thunder:

Trevor Ariza: Out (Personal),

Theo Maledon: Out (Health and Safety Protocols),

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Out (Knee),

George Hill: Out (Thumb)