The Houston Rockets put a 15-game winning streak on the line against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday and a victory would snap a tie for the second-longest winning streak in franchise history. When the Rockets travel to OKC, low-scoring affairs are the norm. In Houston’s last six games at Chesapeake Energy Arena, the UNDER is 5-1.
Sportsbook opened the Rockets as 4.5-point road favorites with a total of 222.5.
- The Thunder are 19-8 SU in their last 27 games at home.
- The Rockets are 5-1 ATS in their last six games on the road against the Thunder.
- The Thunder are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games at home against teams with winning records.
Houston’s current run has tied winning streaks in the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons, seven shy of the franchise mark of 22 established in 2007-08. The Rockets are coming off a 123-120 home win over Boston on the weekend and maintain a slim margin over the Golden State Warriors for the top spot in the Western Conference as a result. Eric Gordon fueled the offensive charge in that game with 29 points in 27 minutes of work and is averaging 25.5 while making 12 of 25 three-pointers over the last two contests.
The Thunder are locked in an eight-team battle for six spots in the West but fell to seventh in the conference in light of a 108-100 setback to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday. OKC has won five of its last seven but all five wins have come against lower-tier teams. In fact, the Thunder haven’t beaten an opponent with a winning record since February 6.
In the last meeting between the clubs on Christmas Day, Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony combined for 75 points on 28-of-51 shooting in a 112-107 triumph for the Thunder. Covering the spread against good teams hasn’t been a problem for Houston lately, though. In the Rockets’ past 10 games against squads with winning records, they’re 9-1 ATS.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Oddsmakers at Sportsbook opened the Oklahoma City Thunder as 3.5-point underdogs in this betting matchup earlier today, while the OVER/UNDER betting line was sitting around 218.5 earlier at Sportsbook.
OddsShark prediction models pick the Rockets to win this game 115-103. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Houston Rockets will look to vanquish their hosts on Tuesday, as they are 32-29-1 versus the spread this season, while the Oklahoma City Thunder are 26-39 ATS. Houston is 28-33-1 against the points scored total betting line, while Oklahoma City is 30-35 versus the line. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Oklahoma City vs Houston injuries news.
The betting Power Rankings at OddsShark have the No. 1-rated Rockets taking on the No. 10-rated Thunder in this NBA contest.
Statistical Matchup
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Houston Rockets rank No. 16 in the league with 43.52 per game. That compares with Oklahoma City's No. 6 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Oklahoma City is the NBA's No. 17-ranked team at 10.37 treys per game, while Houston rates No. 1 with 15.53 per contest.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Houston got 26 points and 10 assists from James Harden en route to a 123-120 victory over Boston on Saturday at Toyota Center.
Oklahoma City got 30 points from Russell Westbrook en route to a 108-100 loss against Portland on Saturday at Moda Center.
- Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
- Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Oklahoma City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
- Oklahoma City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games
- Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Houston at Milwaukee, Wednesday, March 7
Oklahoma City home to Phoenix, Thursday, March 8
