Thunder vs. Trail Blazers betting: NBA preview for January 26

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The Portland Trail Blazers (17-28) are heavy underdogs (+13.5) as they try to build on a four-game winning streak when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder (36-8) at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at Moda Center. The game airs on KATU, KUNP, and FDSOK. The matchup has an over/under of 225.5.

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Thunder Cover -13.5 vs Trail Blazers -112

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Thunder vs. Trail Blazers betting lines

  • Thunder odds to win: -917
  • Trail Blazers odds to win: +607
  • Spread: Thunder (-13.5)
  • Total: 225.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Oklahoma City is 16-5 in road contests and has covered the spread 13 times on the road.
  • Oklahoma City has a 1-0 record ATS in road games this season when playing as 13.5-point favorites or more.
  • Thunder road games have hit the over on the set point total 10 times this season.
  • Recent performance seems to go against Oklahoma City to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 223.5 points per contest this season.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder have a 7-3 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Thunder games has gone over the set total eight times.
  • The last 10 Thunder games averaged 225.9 total points, 0.4 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • In the past 10 games, the Thunder are scoring 3.9 points more per game compared to their season average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • The Thunder have been favored on the moneyline 42 total times this season. They’ve gone 35-7 in those games.
  • Oklahoma City has won all seven games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -917 or shorter.
  • The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Thunder a 90.2% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (ninth in NBA) 43.1 (first) 43.4 (21st) 46.4 (28th) 26.1 (15th) 11.4 (first)

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Trail Blazers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Trail Blazers have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 13 times this year.
  • The Trail Blazers have covered the spread 10 times at home and is 9-12 in home contests.
  • The Trail Blazers and their opponents have averaged a total of 224.3 points per home contest this year, 1.2 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Trail Blazers Recent Trends

  • The Trail Blazers have a 5-5 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • Trail Blazers’ past 10 games saw four hit the over.
  • The Trail Blazers’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 221.7 points scored. That’s 3.8 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During the past 10 games, the Trail Blazers are scoring 106.6 points per game compared to their 107.8 season average.

Trail Blazers Betting Records

  • Portland has been underdogs in 42 games this season and won 16 (38.1%) of those contests.
  • The Trail Blazers have not been a bigger underdog this season than the +607 moneyline set for this game.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Trail Blazers have a 14.1% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (24th in NBA) 47.3 (23rd) 43.4 (21st) 44.9 (21st) 23.1 (28th) 15.5 (27th)
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