Oklahoma City Thunder – Houston Rockets Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 03.03.2025
The OKC Thunder are looking to improve on their 8-2 SU record over the past 10 games as they host the Houston Rockets this Monday. Who wins the 4th meeting between the two teams?
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets meet on 03.03.2025, in what will be their 4th of five regular season meetings this season. The game will be played at Paycom Center (Oklahoma City) with the home team Thunder being favored to win this game.
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Oklahoma City Thunder |
Mon, 03.03.2025, 20:00 |
Houston Rockets |
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8/15 |
13/1 |
9/5 |
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Expert Tip |
Under 225.5 Total Points |
Odds 10/11 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets: Current situation
The number one seed is pretty much wrapped up for the Oklahoma City Thunder as they have a 9.5-game lead on the Denver Nuggets. With 48 wins and just 11 losses OKC is well underway to have a 60+ win season, they are the best home team in the NBA at 25-4 SU in 29 games played. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to chase the MVP award, so don’t expect to see this team slow down any time soon, regardless of the opponent.
The Houston Rockets have pretty much all to play for still as they find themselves in 5th place of the Western Conference standings with a 37-23 record. For a decent chunk of the season this teams in the top 3, but a recent run of just 5 wins in 10 games has seen them slip to 5th. The good news is they don’t have to worry about the Clippers who are 4.5 games behind them, if they can string together a win streak they can very much still finish with home court advantage in the 1st Round.
Oklahoma City Thunder Stats & Form
After back-to-back wins over Atlanta and Brooklyn, the Thunder have shown character to overcome the meltdown that happened in the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier this week. In those 2 wins they put up 135 and 129 points, SGA netted 31 vs Atlanta in just 34 minutes played. The Thunder are one of the most reliable teams to bet on in home games this season, having covered the spread 20 times in 31 games played.
Houston Rockets Stats & Form
Speaking of covering the spread, Houston has done so 17 times in 30 road games which is one of the more reliable marks in the entire NBA. They’re coming off a loss to the Sacramento Kings where they wasted a 30-point 10 rebound night from Alperen Sengun. The three-point shot was once again problematic, the Rockets shot only 37% from deep in the loss. Their assist numbers were also nothing to brag about with the team accumulating just 18 total.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets: Head-to-Head
Only once over their last 7 meetings has a team won back-to-back games in this match-up. OKC leads the regular season series 2-1 with 2 games remaining. The two teams have been neck and neck in the all-time regular season win total as well, with the Thunder holding a slim lead 123-118 in wins.
Oklahoma City Thunder – Houston Rockets Odds
If you like the Thunder in this match-up odds of 8/15 are available for a home win. Backing the Rockets will get you odds of 9/5.
The point total has been set at 225.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets Betting Tip | Odds |
| Oklahoma City Thunder -7.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 225.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Houston Rockets +7.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets (03.03.2025)
With the NBA season winding down and us getting to the final 20 or so games, this will be a important game for both teams, just so they can get a sense of where they are at. The Thunder lead the league in most statistical categories, but even they have shown signs of slowing down in recent weeks. Chet Holmgren has been ramping up production ever since returning from injury, his match-up with Alperen Sengun could very well determine the outcome of this game. Experience is something that’s lacking on both rosters here, but we would still give the edge to Oklahoma City in this department just for the fact that they’ve been together longer as a unit. Defense played a key part in the outcome of the most recent meeting between the two sides, with the Thunder holding Houston to just 96 points. Both teams have excelled with their defense of the three-point line this season, with OKC ranking 1st and the Rockets 6th in opponent three-point percentage. Pace of play has gone down quite a bit since the all-star break across the NBA, this could very well be the case on Monday as both teams will want to win this game. Combine that with the fact that both teams are elite at defending the perimeter, we believe backing the under is a good way to approach this game.
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Expert Tip |
Under 225.5 Total Points |
Odds 10/11 |
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