
SportsLine Projection Model projects Jared McCain over 12.5 points as Oklahoma City faces Portland on the road.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers are NBA Western Conference teams meeting on Tuesday. OKC enters at 8-2 on a four-game winning streak despite early-season injuries. Portland is 6-3 but has dropped two straight games.
NBA Western Conference contenders meet in the late tip on Tuesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder travel to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. OKC has battled injuries early in the season, but enters this matchup on a four-game winning streak to push its record to 8-2 overall. The Blazers are 6-3, but have dropped two straight. Ja Morant (hamstring) remains out for the Blazers, while Chet Holmgren (knee), Jalen Williams (ankle) and Jaylin Williams (back) are among the notable absences for OKC.
Tipoff is at 11 p.m. ET from the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. The Thunder are 1.5-point road favorites in the latest Thunder vs. Blazers odds, while the over/under is 226.5. Before making any Blazers vs. Thunder picks, check out the Blazers vs. Thunder predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
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Now, the model has simulated Blazers vs. Thunder 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted NBA picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Thunder vs. Blazers:
Top Thunder vs. Blazers predictions
After 10,000 simulations of Thunder vs. Blazers, SportsLine's model is going Over 12.5 points for OKC guard Jared McCain on the best betting apps. McCain is averaging 12.1 points per game this season, but is coming off a big weekend. He scored 19 points against the Wizards and 21 against the Grizzlies.
After enduring a brutal 1-for-22 slump from 3-point range in recent games, McCain found his shot over the weekend, hitting 5 of 12 from beyond the arc. SportsLine's model notes that McCain has cleared his point total in eight of the last 10 games when playing as a road favorite, as the Thunder are in this spot.
McCain is projected to score 15 points as the model has assigned a confidence rating of 3.5 out of 5 to this NBA prop pick. See the Blazers vs. Thunder spread pick at SportsLine.
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After simulating each possession 10,000 times, the model also says one side of the spread hits over 50% of the time. You can head to SportsLine to see the model's NBA picks.

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