Thunder vs Rockets 9/2/20 - NBA Betting Picks & Odds
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets
NBA: 9:00 PM EST
Sep. 02, 2020
TV: ESPN
Latest Odds : HOU -5 Total 222
The Thunder were able to avoid getting eliminated from the playoffs by getting a win in their last game. In the game against the Rockets, which hit the under rather easily, the Thunder ended up playing good offensively to get a total of 104 points .The Thunder defense, though, was one of the stars by stepping up to give up only 100 points.
Contributing to the win was a team effort for Oklahoma City. Chris Paul ended up being the leader for the Thunder with a total of 28 points. Danilo Gallinari ended up playing really well also and helped the Thunder out with 25 points in the game. Steven Adams once again dominated in the game on the glass with a total of 14 boards.
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The Rockets have to be trying to figure out how to eliminate the Thunder. The Rockets were playing in a very hard fought back and forth game. Now, the Rockets are on the brink of elimination in the game here and that could definitely hurt the Rockets in the offseason if they are eliminated. At the same time, the Rockets did have their offensive confidence shattered in the last game by only getting a total of 100 points scored.
In the game the Rockets were able to get a total of 32 points from James Harden in the game. After that the second leading scorer for Houston was Robert Covington who put in a total of 18 points. P.J. Tucker did all that he could in cleaning up the missed shots with a total of 11 rebounds.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games.
Oklahoma City are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games against Houston.
Houston are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
Houston are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
Free Betting Pick: Oklahoma City Thunder +5
The game here is an elimination game for either team and that will definitely make it an interesting game. However, the Rockets look like they are in trouble in the game here as they were unable to do much when it came to scoring chances in the last game. Look for those problems to continue for Houston as James Harden is able to do only so much for the Rockets and that is not enough to help in getting the win secured in the game here. Final Score, Oklahoma City Thunder win on the under 103-100.