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Oklahoma City vs. Houston

August 18, 2020
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Houston will be playing without Russell Westbrook, and the Rockets already are 42-30 UNDER on the season.  Oklahoma City comes off a 107-103 overtime loss to the Clippers on Friday while shooting only 35.8 percent as the game stayed UNDER by 15 points. The Rockets have gone UNDER six of their last seven, including a 134-96 blowout loss to Philadelphia on Friday. The Thunder holds opponents to 54.2 points in the first half and four of the last five meetings have gone UNDER for the game. The Thunder has gotten the money the last five meetings while winning four outright. Also, the Thunder is 9-4 ATS its last 13 games following a loss, and the Rockets are 4-10 ATS their last 14 games overall. Play the first half UNDER and the Thunder for the game.

1.5 units on Oklahoma City +1 (-110) (risk 1.5 to return 2.86)
Result:
LOSS
1 unit on 1st ½ Total UNDER 113.5 -109 (risk 1 to return 1.92)
Result:
LOSS
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Oklahoma City Thunder
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108
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36
19
123
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