Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets Prediction, Preview, and Odds

The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming into the game after losing to the Denver Nuggets. The Houston Rockets lost to Golden State Warriors. Last time the teams met, the Rockets won 114-110. Oklahoma Thunder struggled on the defensive end of the floor. Houston will need to be better on defense. If the team doesn't go (2-1 or better) and the player doesn’t get his money back, he gets his bets back.

Oklahoma City Thunder are currently in 12th place in the Western Conference standings. They are 4.5 games back from the first-place Phoenix Suns. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is scoring 31.1 points per game and dishing out 6.3 assists. The Thunder have an adjusted offensive rating of 112. 3 and an defensive rating 114.4. Their perimeter defense is also not very good. Mike Muscala is questionable for this game. Chet Holmgren is out for the season. Houston Rockets are the second-highest team in terms of points scored per games.

The Houston Rockets are 2-8 in their last 10 games and in last place in the Western Conference. They are scoring 108.6 points per game and shooting 43. 6% from the floor. Their defense is not very good, but they are better on the perimeter. The Rockets have grabbed an average of 45.8 rebounds per games. Oklahoma City Thunder are playing without Jalen Green, Josh Christopher and Bruno Fernando. Alperen Sengun is doubtful. The Thunder have a better offensive rating than the Rockets.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are the better team on both ends of the court. They are scoring the fifth most points per game and they have the 16th-highest team three-point shooting percentage. The Rockets have 27th highest adjusted defensive rating and 25th most offensive rating. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will carry his team and allow them to slowly pull away.

Both teams will push the pace and score a lot of points. The Thunder are scoring the fifth most points per game this season. Houston is surrendering the sixth most and the Thunder the second most. The Rockets have the third-highest adjusted pace rating in the NBA and Thunder have 11th- highest. Both teams have struggled on the defensive end of the court.

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