Houston is 24-12 ATS this season and has covered the last eight meetings with the Thunder, including its 102-99 win on Dec. 9 when both teams had off-shooting nights. The Rockets ended up victorious with James Harden finishing with 21 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds for the Rockets. Oklahoma City is playing without rest after Wednesday's loss at Charlotte while the Rockets have been off for two days after their 101-91-win over Washington on Monday for their fifth consecutive victory. Houston has averaged 124.8 points during the winning streak and covered the spread four out of the five games. Harden scored 23 points against the Wizards, but it was reserve Eric Gordon who shot 11-of-18 and finished with 31 points. Houston is 19-7 ATS after scoring 100-plus points in its previous game and 53-24-3 ATS on Thursday dating to several seasons. Lay the points and play the Rockets.
This pick was released to clients on January 05, 2017 at 11:53AM ET.
NBA
Oklahoma City at Houston
January 5, 2017
8:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Houston -8.5 (-101) (risk 1 to return 1.99)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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