The Oklahoma City Thunder are set to host the Houston Rockets in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday at the Paycom Center. OKC is 40-17 overall and 23-6 at home, while Houston is 25-32 overall and 5-22 on the road. These teams met on Sunday, with the Thunder prevailing 123-110. The Thunder enter this matchup with a 36-20-1 record against the spread, while Portland is 28-27-2 ATS.
Tip-off in Oklahoma City is at 10 p.m. ET. The Thunder are favored by 10 points in the latest Thunder vs. Rockets odds, and the over/under is 235.5 points. Before making any Thunder vs. Rockets picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from the proven computer simulation model at SportsLine.
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The model has set its sights on Rockets vs. Thunder and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for the game:
- Thunder vs. Rockets spread: Thunder -10
- Thunder vs. Rockets over/under: 235.5 points
- Thunder vs. Rockets money line: Thunder: -518, Rockets: +387
- Thunder vs. Rockets picks: See picks here
What you need to know about the Rockets
All five starters for Houston scored in double figures in the team's loss to OKC on Sunday. Jabari Smith and Fred VanVleet led the way with 20 points each. Center Alperen Sengun added a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds.
The Rockets are 7-15-1 against the spread in their last 23 games as the road underdog. Houston has improved immensely year-over-year in large part due to the play of Sengun and 22-year-old shooting guard Jalen Green. Sengun enters Tuesday averaging 21 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game. Green is averaging 17.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game. See which team to pick here.
What you need to know about the Thunder
The Thunder entered their Sunday tilt with the Rockets with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Oklahoma City came out on top against the Rockets by a score of 123-110 on Sunday. The Thunder's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 36 points along with seven assists and five rebounds, and Chet Holmgren, who scored 29 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists.
OKC is sitting in a tie for first place in the Western Conference. The Thunder are 20-9 against the spread in their last 29 games when at home. Gilgeous-Alexander has played himself into the MVP discussion, and enters this matchup averaging 31.2 points, 6.6 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.1 steals per game. See which team to pick here.
How to make Thunder vs. Rockets picks
The model has simulated Thunder vs. Rockets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that hits in almost 70% of computer simulations. You can only see the model's pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Rockets vs. Thunder, and which side of the spread hits almost 70% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Thunder vs. Rockets spread you need to jump on, all from the model on a 63-39 roll on top-rated NBA picks this season, and find out.
