Rockets vs Thunder 8/20/20 - NBA Betting Odds & Picks
Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA: 3:30 PM EST
Aug. 20, 2020
TV: NA
Latest Odds : HOU -2 Total 227.5
Houston is coming into the game here after picking up a win in this game by totally crushing the Thunder in the opening game. The Rockets in the opening game played great defensively by giving up only 108 points in the game. With Houston their offense showed up great in the game by scoring a total of 123 points.
James Harden ended up leading the Rockets in the scoring by putting in a total of 37 points in the game. Jeff Green came off the bench to put in a total of 22 points in the game for the Rockets. When it came to cleaning up the boards the Rockets were led by Harden who pulled down 9 boards in the game.
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The Thunder for their part did allow Houston to roll over their defense and that type of play can really cost the Thunder a lot of momentum. Look for that to continue to be an issue that can plague the Thunder in this game. What else the Thunder have to do is figure out how to play defense against a strong offense or they could find themselves out rather quickly.
Leading the scoring for the Thunder in the loss was Danilo Gallinari who put in a total of 29 points in the game. Chris Paul helped out quite a bit in the game by getting a total of 20 points in the game. Rebounding was handled by Paul who ended up getting a double-double with 10 boards per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Oklahoma City are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 13 games against Oklahoma City.
Free Betting Pick: Houston Rockets -2
After getting crushed in the last game the Thunder have to figure out how to bounce back in this game to lock down a win and avoid going down 2-0 in the series. The Thunder, though, are going to have to contain Harden in the game and if the Thunder do contain Harden, the Rockets have plenty of other players who can step up in the game to control the offense. Final Score, Houston Rockets win and cover 122-109.