A late night game in the National Basketball Association on Tuesday features the Houston Rockets on the road at the Oklahoma City Thunder. Houston comes into the game with a 25-32 record. The Rockets are 3-7 in their last 10 games, and coming off a home loss to the Thunder on Sunday. Houston is 12th in the Western Conference.
For Oklahoma City, they are 40-17 on the season. The Thunder have won five straight games, including a win over the Rockets on Sunday. The Thunder have won 8 out of their last 10 games overall, and are second in the Western Conference.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are -10.5 at home. The total is listed at 234.
Struggles Real for Houston
It has not been a real strong month for the Houston Rockets in February. They will be excited about the start of a new month on Friday. Houston is 3-7 this month with wins at home over the Raptors, Knicks and Suns. Since the win over the Suns on Friday they got beat at home by the Thunder on Sunday.
Houston is a young team trying to figure things out. What they do well is rebound the basketball. Houston is 4th in all of the National Basketball Association with 45.9 rebounds per game. The top scorer for Houston this season has been Alperen Sengun. The big man is scoring 21 points per game and ripping down 9.2 rebounds per game.
The Rockets are on the road at the Phoenix Suns for back to back games after this. Then, the next time they are at home is March 5th, as they will host the San Antonio Spurs.
Oklahoma City Thunder Feeling It
On the other hand, it has been a fun month for the Thunder. After losses to the Jazz and Mavericks on the road, they have won five straight games. In each of the five wins, the Thunder won by double digits. Oklahoma City scored 123+ points in each of the last five games.
On the season, the Thunder are scoring 121.5 points per game. That is the best in the Western Conference, trailing only Indiana and Milwaukee. The top scorer has been Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The point guard is putting up MVP type numbers with 31.2 points per game, and 6.6 assists.
The Thunder will finish February on Thursday in San Antonio. Once March arrives, the Thunder have three road games; at the Suns Lakers and Trail Blazers before heading back home to host the Heat.
Thunder Thump Rockets Again
The Oklahoma City Thunder are such solid basketball that it is hard for anytone to think they are not going to win this game by double digits. They won the game in Houston by 13. Look for much of the same when they play the rematch on Tuesday. The Thunder win by 12+.
Our final bet for this game is the Oklahoma City Thunder -10.5 over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday! We want to wish you the best of luck, and enjoy the National Basketball Association!
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