Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Predictions
01/12/2025|SB Staff|NBA Tips & Predictions
Having played each other just a week or so ago, the Portland Trail Blazers will have the opportunity to try and do what they couldn’t achieve against the NBA’s best team on Monday, December 1.
With the game scheduled to tip off at 10:00 AEDT, Portland will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in an attempt to avenge their loss. In that game, OKC won 122-95 at home. Now, Portland will hope home advantage can help them against a team that doesn’t experience too many losses; having already enjoyed a positive result earlier in the month against them.
Read on for our Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder betting predictions and see what we think will happen in this contest below…
Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder: Betting Preview
As noted, the last meeting between these two sides saw OKC emerge victorious, 122-95.
In that game, none other than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starred, as he had a leading 37 points to continue his exceptional season; one in which he continues to boost his claim for the MVP award and to retain it after winning last year. No other starter for the Thunder managed double-digit points, with the scoring coming from the bench. Ajay Mitchell had 20 points, while Isaiah Joe had 10. Isaiah Hartenstein would have 14 rebounds.
Portland’s Jerami Grant had 21 points in a leading effort for the Trail Blazers, but they subsequently fell short. It hasn’t been an unusual occurrence for the team over recent meetings, though.
Over the last five meetings, the head-to-head is in favour of the Thunder, with OKC leading 4-1. Results have included:
- Nov 2025: OKC 122-95 Trail Blazers
- Nov 2025: Trail Blazers 121-119 OKC
- Mar 2025: OKC 107-89 Trail Blazers
- Jan 2025: Trail Blazers 108-118 OKC
- Nov 2024: OKC 109-99 Trail Blazers
It is important to note that the victory earlier this month is the only time OKC has lost this season (as of November 28), as Deni Avdija scored 26 points and Jrue Holiday scored 22. SGA had 35, with Aaron Wiggins scoring 27.
Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder: Betting Predictions
Our Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder betting prediction is that the Thunder will win.
We can’t look beyond OKC at the moment, given the superstars they possess and how unstoppable they have been this NBA regular season.
SGA is worth keeping a close eye on for betting value. We predict that he will have another 30+ game, as he continues to surpass this total with ease in almost every game that he plays. Looking at his recent stats, 30+ seems to be the average, with regular scores between 30 and 40.
Deni Avdija has also been dominant for the Trail Blazers. We predict he’ll have 25+ points after a mega showing against the San Antonio Spurs.