Who’s Playing
Houston Rockets @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Current Records: Houston 5-3, Oklahoma City 7-1
How To Watch
- When: Friday, November 8, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Paycom Center — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- TV: Fan Duel SN – Oklahoma
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $9.00
What to Know
The Rockets have enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Oklahoma City Thunder at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday at Paycom Center. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (the Rockets: 106.8, the Thunder: 99.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Wednesday, the Rockets got the win against the Spurs by a conclusive 127-100. The game marked Houston’s most dominant win of the season so far.
Fred VanVleet was the offensive standout of the match as he dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten assists. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (90.9%).
Meanwhile, the Thunder’s undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Nuggets by a score of 124-122. Oklahoma City was up 78-62 in the third but couldn’t hold on to the lead.
The Thunder’s defeat came about despite a quality game from Jalen Williams, who almost dropped a triple-double on 29 points, ten rebounds, and nine assists.
Houston is on a roll lately: they’ve won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Oklahoma City, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: The Rockets haven’t given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 10.9 turnovers per game (they’re ranked first in turnovers per game overall). However, it’s not like the Thunder struggle in that department as they’ve been averaging only 12. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Rockets are hoping to beat the odds on Friday, as the experts think they’re headed for a loss. This will be their first time playing as the underdogs on the road this season.
Odds
Oklahoma City is a big 8.5-point favorite against Houston, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 8.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 220.5 points.
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Series History
Houston has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Oklahoma City.
- Mar 27, 2024 – Houston 132 vs. Oklahoma City 126
- Feb 27, 2024 – Oklahoma City 112 vs. Houston 95
- Feb 25, 2024 – Oklahoma City 123 vs. Houston 110
- Dec 06, 2023 – Houston 110 vs. Oklahoma City 101
- Feb 15, 2023 – Oklahoma City 133 vs. Houston 96
- Feb 04, 2023 – Oklahoma City 153 vs. Houston 121
- Feb 01, 2023 – Houston 112 vs. Oklahoma City 106
- Nov 26, 2022 – Houston 118 vs. Oklahoma City 105
- Dec 01, 2021 – Houston 114 vs. Oklahoma City 110
- Nov 29, 2021 – Houston 102 vs. Oklahoma City 89
