Two of the NBA’s best players will be on display when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (32.2 points per game, second in league) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (28-5) welcome in Deni Avdija (25.6, 15th) and the Portland Trail Blazers (14-19) on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET on KUNP and FDSOK.
The Thunder are a heavy favorite against the Trail Blazers when the Thunder and the Trail Blazers meet. The Thunder are favored by 15.5 points.
The over/under for the matchup is 233.5.
Thunder vs. Trail Blazers betting odds
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Spread: Oklahoma City -15.5Total: 233.5Moneyline: Oklahoma City -1205, Portland +752
Trail Blazers at Thunder odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Thunder (- 15.5)Pick OU:
Over (233.5)Prediction:
Thunder 125 – Trail Blazers 109MoneylineThe Thunder have gone 28-5 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 84.8% of those games).Oklahoma City has won all nine games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -1205 or shorter.The Thunder have a 92.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.The Trail Blazers have been underdogs in 21 games this season and won eight (38.1%) of those contests.Portland has played as an underdog of +752 or more once this season and lost that game.The Trail Blazers have a 11.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe Thunder record only two more points per game (122.1) than the Trail Blazers allow (120.1).Oklahoma City is 14-6 against the spread and 20-0 overall when scoring more than 120.1 points.Portland has put together a 15-10 ATS record and a 13-12 overall record in games it scores more than 107.9 points.Oklahoma City has an ATS record of 17-9 and a 24-2 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 116.8 points.The Thunder are the league’s second-ranked scoring team (122.1 PPG), while the Trail Blazers allow the rank 24th in points per game (120.1) in NBA play.The 14th-ranked scoring NBA team (116.8 PPG) is Portland, while the Oklahoma City squad ranks first in the league defensively (107.9 PPG).The Thunder have out-scored their opponents by a total of 468 points this season (14.2 points per game on average), and opponents of the Trail Blazers have out-scored them by 109 more points on the year (3.3 per game).Over/UnderOklahoma City has an average implied point total of 121 this year, which is four points lower than its implied total in Wednesday’s game (125).So far this season, Oklahoma City has scored more than 125 points in a game 14 times.Portland’s average implied point total on the year (119.9 points) is 10.9 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (109 points).How to watch Thunder vs. Trail BlazersGame day: Wednesday, December 31, 2025Game time: 8 p.m. ETLocation: Oklahoma City, OklahomaArena: Paycom CenterTV channel: Rip City TV – KUNSDT2Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo