The Oklahoma City Thunder play the Houston Rockets on Friday, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet.
This will be the first matchup between the two squads of the 2026-27 regular season.
The Thunder (4-1) navigate their new apocalyptic NBA life. They're without three of their four best players for the foreseeable future. Last time, they had a 120-96 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 21 points on 19 shot attempts.
Meanwhile, the Rockets (5-1) also fell to the Mavericks in a 116-111 loss on Friday. Kevin Durant had 28 points and five
rebounds on the first night of their road-and-home back-to-back.
The lines, courtesy of BetMGM
- Point spread: Rockets -4.5
- Money line: Thunder +150 / Rockets -185
- Over-under: 218.5
Thunder vs. Rockets injury updates
Thunder: Jalen Williams (ankle fracture) is out. Cason Wallace (shoulder labral tear) is out. Chet Holmgren (patellar tendinitis) is out. Alex Caruso (ankle sprain) is out. Nikola Topic (back surgery) is out. Thomas Sorber (knee surgery) is out.
Rockets: Not yet submitted.
Probable starting lineups
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Jared McCain
- Ajay Mitchell
- Kenrich Williams
- Isaiah Hartenstein
Houston Rockets
- Fred VanVleet
- Amen Thompson
- Kevin Durant
- Jabari Smith Jr.
- Alperen Sengun
Advice and prediction
It's going to be rough waters for a while. The Thunder lost Holmgren in a Friday news dump for the next two-plus months. Besides the obvious long-term concerns over his patellar tendon tear, OKC in the short-term is in the worst spot it's been at in years. Gilgeous-Alexander will be asked to do a lot on a nightly basis. And the hope/prayer is that a couple of role players go off to make up for the lack of top-end talent. Don't think that'll fly in this matchup. I think the Rockets should take care of business pretty smoothly. They're basically healthy and have played well this year.
Prediction: Rockets 109, Thunder 96
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