The Oklahoma City Thunder have really leaned on Russell Westbrook as Kevin Durant left for Golden State. Westbrook is averaging a triple-double, and at 6'3", in a land of giants, he is an impressive ninth in the league in rebounding at 10.9 per game. Houston has some bitter revenge here as they lost in Houston by two points earlier this season, squandering a nine-point fourth quarter lead. Most of that was due to a poor performance by James Harden who shot 4-16. I look for a different game from Harden tonight, and revenge weighing heavy, Houston is very likely to bring the "A" game. The Thunder are off a hard fought win in Atlanta by three points for their sixth straight win. However, teams off a three-point win or less, and a few other variables included, shows that the Thunder are in a woeful 51-102 ATS spot for this one. Take Houston in this one.
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NBA
Houston at Oklahoma City
December 9, 2016
8:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Houston PICK (-109) (risk 1 to return 1.92)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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