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Thunder Against the Spread | Not Sure OKC Covers At Home Against Houston

I feel extremely confident in saying that OKC will win this game, but it has a perfect recipe for being unnecessarily close. The Thunder destroyed the Rockets less than two weeks ago, this is the final game before the break, and OKC is a double-digit favorite. While the Thunder should blow out the Rockets for the second time this month, I’m thinking Houston manages to keep within arm’s reach before OKC hits a few free throws at the end to win by 8 or 9 points. Despite the Thunder being the best in the league at covering the spread, I’m going to give Houston the cover tonight.

OKC Thunder | Game #53 Preview: Golden State Warriors

Zachary LowFebruary 6, 2023 No Comments Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Jordan Poole Luguentz Dort Oklahoma Sooners Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Steph Curry

Tonight’s matchup looks a little different from a week ago as Steph Curry will is now out for a few weeks due to injury. With no Curry, the Warriors will rely more heavily on Jordan Poole, which could work either way for the Thunder. Poole is one of the league’s top turnover artists, but he’s also incredibly crafty, so if he plays an efficient game, it could bite OKC in rear. With Luguentz Dort still out due to a strained hamstring, the Thunder will really need to lock in on defense, something they struggled with early in the first meeting between these two teams.

Thunder Against the Spread | Expect a Thunder Bounceback at Home

Zachary LowFebruary 4, 2023 No Comments Houston Rockets Oklahoma Sooners

Any self-respecting NBA fan—living in Houston or otherwise—knows that Wednesday’s result between the Thunder and the Rockets was completely unexpected. The lack of energy from OKC met with Houston’s statistical outlier of an evening led to pretty pathetic loss for the Thunder. I think the ship is righted tonight in front of the home crowd with a blowout victory.

OKC Thunder | Game #52 Preview: Houston Rockets

Zachary LowFebruary 4, 2023 No Comments Houston Rockets Jalen Green Kevin Porter Jr.Oklahoma Sooners Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

For the second time in just a few days, the Oklahoma City Thunder takes on the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. On Wednesday night, the Thunder played with embarrassing effort in a 112-106 loss to the Rockets in Houston, but now the teams will play in OKC.

Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Favored On the Road Against Rockets

Zachary LowFebruary 1, 2023 No Comments Alperen Sengen Houston Rockets Jabari Smith Jr.Jalen Green Kevin Porter Jr.Oklahoma Sooners Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

OKC is obviously the better team in this matchup, and that’s under normal circumstances. The Thunder is still without Luguentz Dort, but the Rockets are missing two starters in Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr., so I think Houston will struggle to score in the backcourt. I wouldn’t be surprised if OKC turned this into a blowout, but really, they just need to take care of business and cover the spread.

OKC Thunder | Game #51 Preview: Houston Rockets

Zachary LowFebruary 1, 2023 No Comments Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Oklahoma Sooners Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

The Thunder hits the road on Wednesday night to take on the ailing Houston Rockets. When it comes to tanking, nobody does it quite like the Rockets who are 16 of their last 19 games to get to 12-38 on the season. It’s not difficult to lose intentionally when you’re roster is as inexperienced and incomplete as Houston’s is, but it doesn’t help when guys are out due to injury as well. Still, when it comes down to it, the Rockets just aren’t very good (yet).

Thunder Against the Spread | Wait, OKC is Favored ON THE ROAD?

Zachary LowNovember 26, 2022 No Comments Houston Rockets Jalen Green Oklahoma Sooners Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

It’s no secret that the Rockets are the worst team in the league, and because of that alone, the Thunder should be able to cover a measly 2-point spread. Both of these teams are coming off a game last night, but the Rockets have the benefit of being at home. Meanwhile, the Thunder have to travel for tonight’s matchup. Still, OKC is the better team, so they should win this one.

Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #20 Preview: Houston Rockets

Zachary LowNovember 26, 2022 No Comments Houston Rockets Jalen Green Luguentz Dort Oklahoma Sooners Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Tonight the Thunder plays in the second game of a back-to-back as they travel to Houston to take on the Rockets, who are also coming off a Friday night win, a 128-122 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks, and just the fourth win of the season for Houston. The Rockets are similar to the Thunder in that they are also in rebuilding mode, but unfortunately for Houston, they don’t really have an establish leader like OKC does in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. On top of that, the Rockets are dealing with a number of injuries.

Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #21 Preview: Rockets

Zachary LowDecember 1, 2021 No Comments Houston Rockets Oklahoma City Thunder

It’s been just two days since the Oklahoma City Thunder dropped a 102-89 decision to the Houston Rockets on the road, but tonight the two teams meet again at the Paycom Center. If the Thunder can end their 6-game losing streak, they will tie the season series with the Rockets at 2-2, but Houston is streaking, having won 3 consecutive games.

Thunder Against The Spread | The Unsuspecting Over Against Houston

M. HofeldDecember 1, 2021 No Comments Houston Rockets Oklahoma City Thunder

I’m certainly expecting this one to be much closer than it was on Monday night but at the end of the day it’s hard to see a team as a 3-point underdog against a team they just beat by 13 points two days ago. To put this in perspective a bit, Oklahoma City was only a 2-point dog on Monday night and after losing by double digits they’re coming back home as a 3-point favorite? I’m not certain how that works.