Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder odds, picks and predictions

Corey Scott | Staff Writer

The Houston Rockets (25-32) and Oklahoma City Thunder (40-17) meet at Paycom Center Tuesday. Tip-off is set for 10 p.m. ET (TNT). Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Rockets vs. Thunder odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Tied 1-1

These teams met Sunday, with the Thunder covering as 6.5-point road favorites in a 123-110 victory as the total (233) pushed. G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 36 points for the Thunder, who are on a 5-game straight-up (SU) and against-the-spread (ATS) winning streak.

The Rockets are just 3-8 SU and 4-7 ATS in their last 11 games. However, they covered as 1.5-point home underdogs with a 110-101 win in the 1st meeting Dec. 6; the Under (225.5) also cashed.

Rockets at Thunder odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:48 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Rockets +390 (bet $100 to win $390) | Thunder -500 (bet $500 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Rockets +10 (-110) | Thunder -10 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 234 (O: -112 | U: -108)

Rockets at Thunder key injuries

Rockets

F Tari Eason (leg) out

Thunder

None

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Rockets at Thunder picks and predictions

Prediction

Thunder 128, Rockets 112

Moneyline

The Thunder (-500) are among the hottest teams in the NBA and are tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves for 1st place in the West. However, I can't recommend risking $500 to win $100 on their ML.

PASS. Bet the spread and/or total instead.

Against the spread

It's hard to bet against the Thunder right now. They've covered in their last 5 by an average margin of 14.8 points per game, and their SU average margin of victory is 20.8 over that stretch.

Houston is 0-4 SU and ATS in its last 4 road games and is the worst team in the NBA at covering as a road underdog this season (7-15-1 ATS).

BET THUNDER -10 (-110).

Over/Under

Betting Oklahoma City ATS with the Over is about as square as it gets, but those 2 square plays have been profitable.

The Over is 8-0-1 in the Thunder's last 9 games, and for my conspiracy theorists out there, we may see some more scoring across the board Tuesday after Unders went 10-0-1 in the NBA on Sunday.

BET OVER 234 (-112).

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