This is a *10* play on the UNDER in Portland-OKC.

As with most games out West, this one is important as Portland and Oklahoma City come into Tuesday tied for third place in the conference. The Trail Blazers have won three in a row, but this is a tricky spot as they played last night in Utah. They beat the Jazz 109-104, largely on the back of a strong third quarter where they scored 39 points. Overall, it was a strong shooting night for them. The Thunder also played a road game on MLK Day and had little difficulty defeating the Knicks, doing so by a final score of 127-109. This Thunder team has been strong defensively for much of this year as it ranks near the top of the league in defensive efficiency. They too shot well yesterday. But I look for both offenses to struggle a bit in the second game of a back to back. Portland is already 6-1 Under when playing with no rest. Impressive for both teams is that their play on the defensive ends seems to improve in this situation. The Blazers are allowing just 101.7 PPG when unrested. OKC allows only 102.7 PPG. Play UNDER Portland-Oklahoma City

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