The Oklahoma City Thunder meet the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET at Moda Center, with Portland entering at 6-3 and Oklahoma City at 8-2.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are set to visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET at Moda Center for a Western Conference matchup on a six-game NBA Tuesday slate.
Oklahoma City enters with an 8-2 record and has won four straight games. Portland is 6-3 to begin the 2026-27 season and has lost back-to-back games.
On the Thunder side, the team will take the floor without Chet Holmgren (knee), Jalen Williams (ankle), Carson Wallace (shoulder) and Jaylin Williams (back). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the back-to-back NBA MVP, leads Oklahoma City scoring at 29.9 points per game and was credited with 30 points in a 114-75 win over Washington on Saturday. The source also notes Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged 35.8 points over his last four games, all Thunder wins.
Portland will be without Ja Morant due to a hamstring injury. Before the injury, Morant averaged 15.8 points per game. The Trail Blazers are also coming off a 125-103 loss to the defending Western Conference champion Spurs on Saturday, and Damian Lillard—returning after missing all of last season with a torn left Achilles tendon—is averaging 19.4 points per game, second on the team behind Deni Avdija’s 22.3.
Sports betting markets on Kalshi listed Oklahoma City at $0.54 per contract to win and Portland at $0.46. That price corresponds to a 54% probability for the Thunder to win. The source also lists a market on total points, with “More than 224.5” trading at $0.50 per share.
Kalshi pricing on a Thunder margin market had Oklahoma City “to win by more than 1.5 points” at $0.52 per share. For player props, the source reports “Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6+ assists” at $0.44 per share. It also states the SportsLine Projection Model is calling for the two teams to combine for 227 points on Tuesday, and for Gilgeous-Alexander to finish with 6.4 assists against Portland.
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