The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 27.11.2022;
Kick-Off – 01:00 UK;
Venue – Toyota Center (18.104);
City – Houston, Texas, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+4) for Rockets – 1.832.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 233 – 2.03.
The bookmakers consider Houston to be the clear underdog in the upcoming match. However, Oklahoma is not the strongest opponent. The Rockets can easily beat their neighbour in the standings with the support of their fans. All the more reason to keep all of their leaders in the lineup.
The teams will play their first head-to-head encounter this season. The Houston Rockets defeated OKC Thunder in three of their four games last season. As a rule, all of the games were low-scoring. The odds are that the same scenario will play out this time.
The team from Texas has no prospects for the upcoming season and victories such as the recent victory over the Dallas Mavericks (101-92) are a pleasant exception to the rule. Rafael Stones has a lot of headaches and issues with the franchise’s staffing that he will have to deal with in the very near future.
The Houston Rockets only won at home against the Utah Jazz (114-108). Jaylen Green was the club’s top scorer in three of the last six games. The Houston Rockets are the league leader in total losses since the start of the season.
At the moment, the Rockets have 3 wins and 15 losses and the team from Texas is not only in last place in the conference but also in the league. With a roster like that of Steven Silas’ club, they can’t be serious at all.
The Houston Rockets have lost 14 of their past 17 games.
The Oklahoma City Thunder is falling lower and lower in the table, but this cannot continue indefinitely. Mark Daigneault’s squad has enough young and capable players who can go from promising prospects to first-string stars.
For the Thunder, no one has been able to grab double-digit rebounds per game in the last five of their last four contests. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is once again showing leadership qualities and has been the team’s top tackler over the last three contests.
The Thunder is currently in a bleak 12th place in their conference. Their last win of the season was a four-game sweep against the Washington Wizards (121-120), and that was won by a slim margin.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Houston Rockets: Kevin Porter Jr. – Jalen Green – Eric Gordon – Jabari Smith Jr. – Alperen Şengün.
Oklahoma City Thunder: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Josh Giddey – Luguentz Dort – Jaylin Williams – Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.
Jae’Sean Tate (Out), Eric Gordon (Day-to-day) and Alperen Sengun (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Houston Rockets.
Chet Holmgren (Out) and Mike Muscala (Out) are listed as injured for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Rockets are averaging 110 points per game this season. We offer to bet on “Rockets Points Over 114.5” with odds of 1.98.
The fixture will be played at Toyota Center (18.104) in Houston, Texas, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 27th of November, 2022, at 01:00 UK Time.
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