The Western’s best teams, the Oklahoma City Thunder (19-5) and the Houston Rockets (17-8), take the court at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET on ABC. The Thunder are favored by 5.5 points at home.

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Thunder vs. Rockets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024
• Time: 8:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: ABC
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• Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
• Venue: T-Mobile Arena

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Thunder vs. Rockets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Thunder 113 – Rockets 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Thunder vs. Rockets

• Pick ATS: Thunder (- 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Thunder (-7.4)
• Pick OU:

  Over (213.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 219.1

• The Thunder (15-9-0 ATS) have covered the spread 62.5% of the time, 1.5% less often than the Rockets (16-9-0) this season.
• When the spread is set as 5.5 or more this season, Oklahoma City (11-7) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (61.1%) than Houston (1-1) does as the underdog (50%).
• When it comes to topping the over/under in 2024-25, Houston and its opponents do it more often (48% of the time) than Oklahoma City and its opponents (45.8%).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Thunder are 18-5, a better record than the Rockets have posted (4-3) as moneyline underdogs.

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Thunder Performance Insights

• The Thunder have a top-five defense this year, ranking second-best in the league with 103.8 points allowed per game. On offense, they rank 10th with 115.8 points scored per contest.
• Oklahoma City ranks second-worst in the NBA with 47.9 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it is grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game (16th-ranked in league).
• The Thunder rank 14th in the NBA with 26.0 dimes per contest.
• Oklahoma City has been shining when it comes to turnovers this year, ranking best in the NBA in turnovers per game (11.0) and best in forced turnovers per contest (18.5).
• The Thunder rank 12th in the NBA with 14.0 three-pointers per game this season. Meanwhile, they rank 19th with a 35.0% shooting percentage from three-point land.

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Rockets Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Rockets are 15th in the NBA on offense (112.7 points scored per game) and third-best defensively (105.9 points conceded).
• In 2024-25, Houston is best in the league in rebounds (49.4 per game) and 14th in rebounds conceded (44.0).
• This season the Rockets are third-worst in the league in assists at 22.5 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, Houston is seventh in the NBA in committing them (12.6 per game). It is 14th in forcing them (14.2 per game).
• In 2024-25 the Rockets are 23rd in the league in 3-point makes (11.7 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (32.7%).

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