Rockets vs. Thunder prediction and odds for Wednesday, February 15 (Bet OKC at home)

The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off a tough loss at home to the New Orleans Pelicans, but they have a prime bounce-back spot against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

Houston has dropped six straight games and it’s still down guard Kevin Porter Jr. in this matchup.

The Thunder have been good at home this season, especially as favorites, going 8-4 straight up and against the spread.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should have a field day against this Houston defense, but can OKC cover this double-digit spread?

Here are the latest odds and a pick for this Western Conference battle:

Rockets vs. Thunder odds, spread and total

Rockets vs. Thunder prediction and pick

The Thunder have outperformed expectations this season, as these two teams were both expected to be in the mix for the No. 1 pick.

Instead, OKC is a candidate for the Western Conference play-in tournament, and the team has a ton of solid young pieces on the roster.

The key for me in betting this game is the Rockets’ record as road underdogs, where they’ve gone just 10-18 against the spread, losing those games by an average margin of 11 points per game.

The Rockets are 29th in the NBA in net rating this season, while OKC comes in at No. 12, way above where many people expected.

I’m rolling with the Thunder to bounce back at home.

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Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.