Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets odds, tips and betting trends
The Houston Rockets (8-9) will be trying to snap a three-game losing skid when hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder (13-6) on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Toyota Center. It airs at 8:00 PM ET on Space City Home Network and BSOK.
The Thunder are just a 1.5-point favorite when they and the Rockets meet in a game projected to be a close one. The game features a point total of 226.5.
Thunder vs. Rockets Betting Odds
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- Spread: Oklahoma City -1.5
- Total: 226.5
- Moneyline: Oklahoma City -121, Houston +101
- Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (226.5)
- Prediction:
Thunder 113 – Rockets 112
- Oklahoma City has won eight of the 10 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- This season, Oklahoma City has come away with a win seven times in nine chances when named as a favorite of at least -121 or shorter on the moneyline.
- Oklahoma City has an implied victory probability of 54.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Houston has compiled a 5-9 record in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 35.7% of those games).
- Houston has gone 5-9 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +101 or longer (35.7%).
- Houston has an implied moneyline win probability of 49.8% in this contest.
- The Thunder score 119.7 points per game, 12.5 more points than the 107.2 the Rockets allow.
- When Oklahoma City scores more than 107.2 points, it is 14-1 against the spread and 13-2 overall.
- Houston is 4-2-1 against the spread and 3-4 overall when it scores more than 111.4 points.
- Oklahoma City’s record is 8-2-1 against the spread and 8-3 overall when it gives up fewer than 110.1 points.
- The Thunder are at the fifth spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (119.7 PPG), while the Rockets allow the third-fewest points per game (107.2) in the league.
- Houston is the NBA’s 26th-ranked offense (110.1 PPG), while Oklahoma City is the ninth-ranked defense (111.4).
- The Thunder have scored a total of 159 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 8.3 per game), and the Rockets have out-scored opponents by 48 points on the season (2.9 more per game).
- Oklahoma City’s average implied point total this year is 2.8 more points than its implied total in Wednesday’s game (116.8 implied points on average compared to 114 implied points in this game).
- This season, Oklahoma City has put up more than 114 points in a game 13 times.
- The average implied point total on the year for Houston (112.6) is 0.4 fewer points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (113).
- Game Day: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Space City Home Network and BSOK
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Arena: Toyota Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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