Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Moda Center is where the Portland Trail Blazers (16-28) will try to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (36-8) on Sunday.

The Thunder faced off with the Mavericks and ended up losing by a score of 121-115 in their last contest. Oklahoma City wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (42 of 88) and made 15 of their 37 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Thunder knocked down 16 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 72.7%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 26 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 20 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to the defense, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 52.7% from the floor on 39 of 74 shooting. Dallas dished out 25 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Moreover, Dallas collected 43 rebounds (8 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Dallas shot 80.6% at the charity stripe by making 29 of 36 attempts. They made 14 of their 31 shots from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Thunder ended up with 27 and the Mavericks finished the game with 25 personal fouls.

Jalen Williams is one player who was a contributor for the game. He walked away with 33 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He played 40 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. Williams finished shooting 57.9% from the field and also distributed 7 assists.

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Oklahoma City enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 36-8 this year. They turn it over 12.1 times per game and as a group are committing 20.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oklahoma City is collecting 43.4 boards per game and has accounted for 1,147 assists so far this season, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing. The Thunder are shooting 35.8% from downtown (608 of 1,698) and 82.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 116.5 pts per contest (9th in basketball) while going 47.4% from the field.

On defense, the Thunder are forcing their opponents into 18.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,058 conceded so far this year. The Thunder defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (1,616 of 3,752) and they surrender 46.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 32.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 1st in the league in PPG allowed (104.3).

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers went home victorious with a score of 101-79 against the Magic. Concerning attacking the glass, Portland allowed Orlando to get 44 in total (14 offensive). They finished 24.0% from distance by going 6 of 25 and ended up shooting 21 of 31 from the free throw line (67.7%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Magic to convert 26 out of 76 tries from the floor which had them shooting 34.2% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one shooting 40 out of 82 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.8%. With regard to 3-pointers, Portland converted 9 of 28 tries (32.1%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a clip of 63.2%. The Magic committed 18 fouls in this game which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 14 steals in this game. The Trail Blazers pulled down 34 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 42 in the matchup.

Anfernee Simons ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers for this game. Simons scored 21 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists in the matchup. He buried 8 of 15 in the game for a rate of 53.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss record of 16-28 on the year. The Trail Blazers are committing 19.1 personal fouls per game and they connect on 76.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.3 times per contest (28th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 16.3 times per contest. Portland has accounted for 4,748 pts this year (107.9 per contest) and they grab 43.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 44.9% from the field, which ranks them 22nd in the NBA.

The Trail Blazers are ranked 24th in the league in points per game surrendered with 115.6. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (24th in the league). The Portland defense concedes 37.5% from downtown (602 of 1,605) and opponents are knocking down 79.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 27.0 assists and 44.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 20th and 22nd in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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