Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets – 1/5/2017 Free Pick & NBA Betting Prediction

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Looking for Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets free NBA picks & NBA odds? NBA betting sees the Thunder taking on the Rockets on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all NBA basketball matchups so stay tuned for more FREE daily NBA hoops predictions.

21-14 (8-8 V) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets (27-9)

Date: Thursday, Jan. 5
Time: 8:00PM EST
Venue: Toyota Center – Houston, Texas
NBA Moneyline Odds: Off
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets face off on Thursday night in a nationally televised game that isn’t lacking storylines.

Both OKC and Houston have MVP candidates who happen to be constant triple-double threats. Both teams are exceeding expectations when it comes to their respective standings in the brutal Western conference.

And both want nothing more than to dethrone the two-time Western Conference Golden State Warriors in the playoffs.

For now, these two will have to do with facing off against one another on TNT in primetime.

*All statistics, rankings and trends are current as of this writing at 4:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 4.

Oklahoma City Thunder

The Russell Westbrook revenge tour continues for Russell Westbrook.

On the year, Westbrook, scorned by Kevin Durant’s decision to join the defending Western Conference Golden State Warriors, is averaging team highs in points per game (30.9), assists per game (10.5) and rebounds per game (10.4).

For those keeping track at home, yes, that is still a triple-double.

And yes, the last player to average a triple-double on the year is still The Big O, Oscar Robertson.

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On the year, OKC as a whole is posting 106 points per night. That number is good enough for ninth in the NBA.

Defensively, this group is allowing just 104.4 points per game. That number is good enough for 16th in the league.

Against Houston, the game plan comes down to one simple question: Do you allow James Harden to get his while stopping the opposing players, or do you double the team’s unquestioned star while letting the complementary pieces get comfortable?

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Houston Rockets

If OKC is smart, it will choose not to let the complementary stars of Houston get comfortable.

As James Harden stated in the locker room after the game’s most recent outing: Eric Gordon looks like an “All-Star, for sure.”

Gordon is hitting long-distance shots at an incredible rate and has finally settled into the perfect role.

As unlikely as it seemed, entering this year, Gordon is proving that being a sixth man and a key cog are not mutually exclusive for him at this point in his career.

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So far on the year, the Rockets are second in the NBA in points per game scored. They’re posting 114.6 points per contest.

Defensively, this group is allowing 106.7 points per game. That number is only good enough for 24th in the league.

NBA Betting Trends:

• Thunder are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. Western Conference.
• Thunder are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
• Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
• Rockets are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 vs. NBA Northwest.
• Rockets are 17-5 ATS in their last 22 vs. Western Conference.
• Rockets are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games.

Free Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets NBA Prediction:

Looking at recent trends, both teams have a chance to pull this one off.

This really comes down to whether you believe it Harden or Westbrook more, and whether you believe in the Rockets’ or the Thunder’s support cast.

4* Free NBA Betting Pick: No lines currently posted. Free final score prediction posted below.

Give this one to the Rockets, but not by a wide margin.

NBA Free Score Prediction: Houston Rockets 118 – Thunder 115

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