Houston Rockets — Oklahoma City Thunder 119:98: result and stats

In the NBA, Houston Rockets come in with 4 wins and 1 defeat in their last 5 games, averaging 120:110. They beat Milwaukee Bucks 132:100 away and San Antonio Spurs 114:110 away, but lost to Dallas Mavericks 111:116 away. Oklahoma City Thunder also have 4 wins and 1 defeat in 5 games, averaging 108:105, with a home win over Phoenix Suns 125:114 and an away loss to Dallas Mavericks 96:120.

In the last 5 meetings Houston Rockets won 3 and Oklahoma City Thunder won 2; all-time it is 8 wins to 7. Houston Rockets are place 2 in the Western conference after 6 games with 5 wins and 1 loss, while Oklahoma City Thunder are place 3 after 5 games with 4 wins and 1 loss. Houston Rockets will miss Reed SheppardLower Back Injury, Steven Adams and Alperen Sengun (will miss the match). Oklahoma City Thunder will miss Chet Holmgren, Thomas Sorber, Nikola Topic, Jalen Williams, Alex Caruso and Cason Wallace (will miss the match).

Houston Rockets are the favourites: 57% to win, 43% for the opponent. Since the line opened, the chances of Oklahoma City Thunder have grown by 5 percentage points. The total line is 219.5 points. Since the opening it has risen from 218.5: a higher-scoring game is expected. By a calculation from the odds, Houston Rockets are more likely to win. The expected combined score is about 220 points.

Preview prepared from the match data · 31 October