Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Paycom Center is the location where the Oklahoma City Thunder (15-1) will go up against the Portland Trail Blazers (6-9) on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-121 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers left the arena with 16 and the Bulls had 26 personal fouls. They converted 21 out of their 49 tries from long range. Chicago ended up shooting 64.3% from the charity stripe by making 9 of 14 tries. Additionally, Chicago pulled down 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Chicago recorded 36 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. In regard to defense, Portland allowed 47.9% from the floor on 46 of 96 shooting. They also doled out 27 dimes in the matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they compiled 64 with 26 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers knocked down 21 of their 32 shots for a rate of 65.6%. Portland ended the game having earned a 41.1% FG percentage (44 out of 107) and converted 12 out of their 42 shots from distance.

Jerami Grant is someone who played a role for the game. Grant finished shooting 55.6% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and also collected 9 rebounds. He accumulated 33 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Portland enters this one with a record of 6-9 on the campaign. They average 120.7 points per game (7th in the NBA) while hitting 44.9% from the field. The Trail Blazers are hitting 32.4% on shots from downtown (203 of 627) and 80.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland is pulling in 45.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 382 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 21st in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 16.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 22.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are able to force 17.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 23.6 fouls. They are conceding 36.4% on shots from downtown and they are 26th in the league in points per game allowed (122.5). The Trail Blazers are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.7% (653 of 1,340) and they concede 44.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 18th in basketball in allowing assists with 406 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Thunder went home victorious with a score of 113-99 when they faced the Kings. Concerning team rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Sacramento to pull down 45 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 28.6% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 28 and finished the contest at 15 out of 23 from the charity stripe (65.2%). The Thunder allowed the Kings to convert 38 of 86 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.2% for this game. Overall, the Thunder shot 41 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City converted 10 of 38 attempts (26.3%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 91.3%. The Kings earned 22 fouls for the matchup which got the Thunder to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They turned it over 16 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Thunder were able to corral 36 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in the matchup.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was important for the Thunder in the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for this contest. He buried 12 out of 24 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a record of 15-1 this season. When it comes to offense, the Thunder are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which is ranked 12th in the NBA. Oklahoma City has earned 1,941 pts so far this season (121.3 per contest) and they pull in 46.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 25.6 times per contest (21st in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest. The Thunder have committed 21.1 fouls per contest while shooting 86.2% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma City defense concedes 36.9% on shots from 3-point land (224 of 607) and opponents are making 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 23.4 dimes and 43.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks 2nd and 13th in the NBA. The Thunder are ranked 1st in the league in points per game surrendered with 105.9. They are forcing 17.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (1st in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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