The Oklahoma City Thunder travel on the road to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. This will be the first matchup between the two squads of the 2026-27 regular season. This is also the first night of a road back-to-back for both teams.
The Thunder (8-2) have snowballed momentum. They enjoyed a 114-75 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander cruised to 30 points and nine assists in three quarters of the blowout contest.
Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers (6-3) are hoping to bounce back. They were on the wrong side of a 125-103 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. Deni Avdija was limited to 15 points and four rebounds.
Here's how to watch the Thunder's game, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:
What channel is Thunder vs. Trail Blazers game on today? Time, TV schedule
TV Channel: NBC, Peacock, Thunder+, KSBI
Start time: 10 p.m. CT
Where to watch Thunder vs. Trail Blazers on livestream
Watch Thunder vs. Trail Blazers live on NBC, Peacock
Thunder vs. Trail Blazers injury updates
Thunder: Jalen Williams (ankle surgery) is out. Cason Wallace (shoulder surgery) is out. Chet Holmgren (knee injury recovery) is out. Jaylin Williams (back spasms) is out. Nikola Topic (G League assignment) is out. Thomas Sorber (knee surgery) is out.
Trail Blazers: Ja Morant (hamstring strain) is out. Shaedon Sharpe (torn meniscus) is out. Vit Krejci (ankle fracture) is out. John Tonje (G League two-way) is out.
Probable starting lineups
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Jared McCain
- Ajay Mitchell
- Kenrich Williams
- Isaiah Hartenstein
Portland Trail Blazers
- Damian Lillard
- Scoot Henderson
- Deni Avdija
- Toumani Camara
- Donovan Clingan
Thunder vs. Trail Blazers predictions, picks, odds
Trail Blazers 104, Thunder 98: The Thunder deserve a lot of credit for getting things right. But I think this is a matchup where the talent and health discrepancies are too much to overcome. Gilgeous-Alexander and Mitchell should be a decent one-two punch, but the Trail Blazers have the perimeter defenders to slow them down. After that, Portland should see its role players outplay OKC's role players. A split would be ideal for the Thunder here. I think they're going to make the right adjustments for the second night while eating a loss here.
ODDS: Thunder by 1.5 points
O/U: 226.5
All NBA Odds via BetMGM.
Thunder 2026-27 schedule
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: at Trail Blazers
- Friday, Nov. 13: at Clippers
- Sunday, Nov. 15: at Kings
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