The Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets meet Saturday in NBA action at the Toyota Center. The Oklahoma City Thunder have split their last 8 games. The Houston Rockets have lost 11 of their last 14 games.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are averaging 116.2 points on 46.9 percent shooting and allowing 116.8 points on 46.3 percent shooting. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.1 points and 5.9 assists, while Josh Giddey is averaging 14.9 points and 5.7 assists. Luguentz Dort is the third double-digit scorer and Tre Mann is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Oklahoma City Thunder are shooting 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 76.3 percent from the free throw line. The Oklahoma City Thunder are allowing 36 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.8 rebounds per game.
The Houston Rockets are averaging 109.1 points on 44.1 percent shooting and allowing 116.4 points on 48.1 percent shooting. Jalen Green is averaging 21.7 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Kevin Porter Jr. is averaging 19.1 points and 6.1 rebounds. Alperen Sengun is the third double-digit scorer and Eric Gordon is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Houston Rockets are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 76.2 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Rockets are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.7 rebounds per game.
The Thunder are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 19-8 ATS in their last 27 road games. The Rockets are 28-58 ATS in their last 86 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games. The over is 12-2 in Thunder last 14 overall. The over is 8-3 in Rockets last 11 home games. The Thunder are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Houston.
I’m not eager to back either of these losing teams on the end of a back to back. However, the Oklahoma City Thunder are the better side no matter how you slice it, and they have had great covering success on the road dating back to last year. The Houston Rockets are also coming off a massive comeback win over the Hawks, setting this young club up for a letdown spot. I’ll lay the bucket with OKC.