Thunder vs Rockets Picks and Prediction – 12/2/2024

The Oklahoma City Thunder look for their fifth consecutive victory when visiting the Houston Rockets on Sunday. Oklahoma City is 15-4 and leads the Northwest division by four games over the Denver Nuggets. Oklahoma City defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 101-93 on Friday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 36 points including 15 during the fourth quarter. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our NBA picks.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading Oklahoma City in scoring and assists with averages of 29.8 points and 6.6 assists per game. Jalen Williams is the second-leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 21.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Oklahoma City has five players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team, the Thunder are scoring an average of 114.6 points per game.

The Houston Rockets look for a third consecutive victory on Sunday when hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder. Houston is 14-6 and leads the Southwest Division by one game over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Rockets defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 122-115 on Wednesday in overtime. Jalen Green was the leading scorer for Houston with 41 points.

Jalen Green is leading Houston in scoring with an average of 19.4 points per game while Alperen Sengun is the second-leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 18.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. Fred VanVleet is the leader in assists with an average of 6.3 per game. Houston has seven players averaging double figures in scoring. The Rockets are scoring an average of 114.4 points.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will pick up a victory on the road Sunday when visiting the Houston Rockets but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of Oklahoma City's last five and in five of Oklahoma City’s last six played on the road versus Houston. Oklahoma City is second in the NBA in points allowed at 103.2 points per game and Houston is third, allowing an average of 105.9 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Oklahoma City Thunder wins but our best play is UNDER 105-102.