The Oklahoma City Thunder (4-0) will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (2-3) Friday at Moda Center. Tipoff is set for 10:00 PM ET. Let’s round up BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds Thunder vs. Trailblazers chances and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season Series: First Meeting; Thunder won 4-0 last year

The Thunder recorded a 105-93 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. However, they failed to cover a high spread of 12.5 points. G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had an off night with “only” 18 points on 7-for-20 (2-for-10 from 3-point range) shooting. F Luguentz Dort (20) and C Chet Holmgren (19) was behind him with a combined 39 points.

The Blazers defeated the LA Clippers 106-105 in a road win on Wednesday as 8-point dogs. G Anfernee Simons had a team-high 25 points. c Deandre Ayton was one of 5 players in double figures with 15 points and 12 boards. The Blazers have won two of three.

Don’t worry about the Trail Blazers’ chances

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• Moneyline (ML): Thunder -650 (bet $650 to win $100) | Trail Blazers +450 (Bet $100 to win $450)
• Against the Spread (ATS): Thunder -11.5 (-110) | Trailblazers +11.5 (-110)
• Top/Bottom (O/U): 221.5 (E: -110 | U: -110)

Thunderstorm among Trail Blazers’ top injuries

Thunder

• c Isaiah Hartenstein (hand) out
• F Jaylin Williams (hamstring) out
• G Kenrich Williams (knee) outward

Trail Blazers

• G Shaedon Sharpe (shoulder) outward
• F Matisse Thybulle (knee) outward
• F Robert Williams (hamstring) out

For the latest updates: Official NBA Injury Report.

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Thunder at Trail Blazers picks and predictions

Prediction

Thunder 109, Trailblazers 101

Moneyline

The Blazers are an improved team, and once they get some of their pieces healthy again, they could see a significant boost to their win total. However, OKC finds ways to win on SGA’s off nights and builds chemistry for June.

I don’t see any problems here, but the OKC -650 is way out of our price range. Instead, I focus on Holmgren. Opposite him, Ayton has come under fire for not being a great interior defender throughout his career. Meanwhile, Holmgren’s numbers are much higher than his freshman year last season. His 22.5 PPG (16.5 last year), 11.0 RPG (7.9) and 3.5 blocks (2.3) are all up early. I could see a 20-and-10 performance here.

To take CHET HOLMGREN OVER 30.5 POINTS+REBOUNDS+ASSISTS (-125).

Against the spread

The Blazers were overwhelmed by the Golden State Warriors 140-104 in their home opener. After that, they went 3-0-1 ATS.

So while I’m selling OKC here, don’t undersell Portland in this spot. They held teams to 106 PPG after that win over the Dubs.

To take TRAILBLAZERS +11.5 (-110).

Top/Bottom

As mentioned, the Blazers have stopped teams from dropping more than 111 in the last four games. Meanwhile, OKC is just 17th with 112.3 PPG and 27th with 31.2% yardage.

I like the UNDER 220.5 (-110) here.

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