How to watch Rockets vs. Thunder basketball game
By Scout Staff
2 min read
Who’s Playing
Oklahoma City @ Houston
Current Records: Oklahoma City 0-1; Houston 0-1
What to Know
The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the road again Friday and play against the Houston Rockets at 8 p.m. ET Oct. 22 at Toyota Center. The neutral point spread forecasts a close one for these two.
The oddsmakers predicted a rough game for the Thunder on Wednesday, and boy were they were right. They suffered a grim 107-86 defeat to the Utah Jazz. One thing holding Oklahoma City back was the mediocre play of Luguentz Dort, who did not have his best game: he played for 30 minutes but put up just seven points on 2-for-10 shooting.
Meanwhile, the contest between Houston and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday was not a total blowout, but with the Rockets falling 124-106 on the road, it was darn close to turning into one. Houston was down 99-71 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. The top scorers for Houston were Christian Wood (16 points) and Eric Gordon (15 points).
Oklahoma City came out on top in a nail-biter against Houston when the two teams previously met in March, sneaking past 114-112. Will the Thunder repeat their success, or does Houston have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
How To Watch
- When: Friday at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Toyota Center — Houston, Texas
- TV: ATTSN Southwest
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $14.00
Odds
The Rockets are a slight 2-point favorite against the Thunder, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Rockets as a 1.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
Houston have won 17 out of their last 33 games against Oklahoma City.
- Mar 21, 2021 – Oklahoma City 114 vs. Houston 112
- Feb 03, 2021 – Oklahoma City 104 vs. Houston 87
- Feb 01, 2021 – Houston 136 vs. Oklahoma City 106
- Sep 02, 2020 – Houston 104 vs. Oklahoma City 102
- Aug 31, 2020 – Oklahoma City 104 vs. Houston 100
- Aug 29, 2020 – Houston 114 vs. Oklahoma City 80
- Aug 24, 2020 – Oklahoma City 117 vs. Houston 114
- Aug 22, 2020 – Oklahoma City 119 vs. Houston 107
- Aug 20, 2020 – Houston 111 vs. Oklahoma City 98
- Aug 18, 2020 – Houston 123 vs. Oklahoma City 108
- Jan 20, 2020 – Oklahoma City 112 vs. Houston 107
- Jan 09, 2020 – Oklahoma City 113 vs. Houston 92
- Oct 28, 2019 – Houston 116 vs. Oklahoma City 112
- Apr 09, 2019 – Oklahoma City 112 vs. Houston 111
- Feb 09, 2019 – Oklahoma City 117 vs. Houston 112
- Dec 25, 2018 – Houston 113 vs. Oklahoma City 109
- Nov 08, 2018 – Oklahoma City 98 vs. Houston 80
- Apr 07, 2018 – Oklahoma City 108 vs. Houston 102
- Mar 06, 2018 – Houston 122 vs. Oklahoma City 112
- Dec 25, 2017 – Oklahoma City 112 vs. Houston 107
- Apr 25, 2017 – Houston 105 vs. Oklahoma City 99
- Apr 23, 2017 – Houston 113 vs. Oklahoma City 109
- Apr 21, 2017 – Oklahoma City 115 vs. Houston 113
- Apr 19, 2017 – Houston 115 vs. Oklahoma City 111
- Apr 16, 2017 – Houston 118 vs. Oklahoma City 87
- Mar 26, 2017 – Houston 137 vs. Oklahoma City 125
- Jan 05, 2017 – Houston 118 vs. Oklahoma City 116
- Dec 09, 2016 – Houston 102 vs. Oklahoma City 99
- Nov 16, 2016 – Oklahoma City 105 vs. Houston 103
- Apr 03, 2016 – Houston 118 vs. Oklahoma City 110
- Mar 22, 2016 – Oklahoma City 111 vs. Houston 107
- Jan 29, 2016 – Oklahoma City 116 vs. Houston 108
- Nov 02, 2015 – Houston 110 vs. Oklahoma City 105
