Thunder vs Trail Blazers Picks and Prediction – 11/2/2024

The Oklahoma City Thunder look to keep a perfect record intact with a victory on the road Friday when visiting the Portland Trail Blazers. Oklahoma City is 4-0 and leads the Northwest division by two games. Oklahoma City defeated the San Antonio Spurs 105-93 on Wednesday night. The leading scorer for Oklahoma City was Luguentz Dort with 20 points. The Thunder forced 22 turnovers by San Antonio. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading Oklahoma City in scoring and assists with averages of 27.5 points and 6.5 assists per game while the second leading scorer is Chet Holmgren with averages of 23.5 points and 13.5 rebounds per game. Oklahoma City has four players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team, the Thunder are scoring an average of 114.7 points per game.

The Portland Trail Blazers look for a second consecutive victory on Friday when hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder. Portland is 2-3 and 4th in the Northwest division, 2 ½ games behind first-place Oklahoma City. Portland defeated the LA Clippers 106-105 on Wednesday night with Anfernee Simons scoring a team-high 25 points and Deandre Ayton chipping in with 15 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.

Jerami Grant is the leading scorer for Portland with an average of 21.2 points per game while Anfernee Simons is second with an average of 20.1 points per game. Deandre Ayton is the leading rebounder with an average of 12.2 per game and Scoot Henderson is the leader in assists with an average of 5.5 per game. Portland is scoring an average of 107.5 points per game.

The Oklahoma Thunder will win a 5th straight to open the regular season when visiting the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in nine of Oklahoma City's last 12 and in nine of Portland's last 13. Oklahoma City is first in the NBA in points allowed (94.8), field-goal shooting percentage (37.7%) allowed, and three-point shooting percentage (27.8%) allowed. Final Score Prediction, Oklahoma City Thunder wins but our best play is UNDER 115-90.