NBA Best Bets: Thunder vs. Rockets Picks for March 3
Published 5:39 am Monday, March 3, 2025
The Oklahoma City Thunder (49-11) will attempt to build on a three-game winning streak when they host the Houston Rockets (37-23) on Monday, March 3, 2025 at Paycom Center as big, 10.5-point favorites. The contest airs at 8 p.m. ET on NBA TV, FDSOK, and SCHN.
If you want to make an informed wager on Monday’s game, check out the best bets on the board in this article (according to our computer predictions).
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Thunder vs. Rockets Game Info
- When: Monday, March 3, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- TV: NBA TV, FDSOK, and SCHN
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Thunder vs. Rockets Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Thunder (- 10.5)
- Oklahoma City is 37-23-0 against the spread this season.
- Against the spread, Houston is 32-28-0 this year.
- The Thunder are 17-10 as 10.5-point favorites or more.
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Pick OU:
Under (226.5)
- In 32 of 60 games this season, the Thunder and their opponents have gone over 226.5 points.
- Rockets games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 226.5 points in 27 of 60 outings.
- The average point total in Oklahoma City’s contests this year is 225.7, 0.8 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The average total for Houston’s games this season is 222.9 points, 3.6 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The Thunder score the fourth-most points in the league this season, while the Rockets’ offense racks up the 17th-most.
- The Thunder are the league’s top-ranked scoring defense while the Rockets are the third-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Thunder (-549)
- This season, the Thunder have won 47 out of the 57 games, or 82.5%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Rockets have been victorious in nine, or 42.9%, of the 21 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Oklahoma City has a record of 25-2, a 92.6% win rate, when it’s favored by -549 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- Houston has yet to enter a game this year with longer moneyline odds than +400.
- The implied probability of a win from the Thunder, based on the moneyline, is 84.6%.
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