Houston Rockets vs. OKC Thunder: NBA Game Insights

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00:00Game number one, 501-502 on the rotation.

00:03It's the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

00:06This line opened up as an eight-and-a-half point favorite.

00:08Now down, Joe, minus sevens and six-and-a-halves,

00:11depending where he's shopping at as a favorite towards OKC.

00:14The total in this game, 224-and-a-half, has now been bet as high as 227-and-a-half.

00:19Estimated starting lineups tonight for the Rockets will start.

00:22Amon Thompson, Kevin Durant, Smith, Shangoon, and Adams.

00:26Then we flip it over to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

00:28SGA, Dort Wiggins, Holmgren, and Hartenstein.

00:31Away we go into the NDA season.

00:34Is it a dog night on batter night or a blowout victory for OKC?

00:38Well, it's funny because we know Houston played a little more defense last year

00:45than they had been known to, right?

00:47So we know that.

00:49But Kevin Durant is basically slotted right in to replace Fred Van Fleet,

00:54who, unfortunately, will not be available this season because of the injury.

00:59So now Durant is going to be going to have to carry some of this team.

01:04But he did do a good job last year.

01:0528, 20, and 26 points he put up against the Thunder in game.

01:11So would not shock me if Durant does the bulk of the scoring here.

01:15I would be looking at a lot of his maybe over-point props here tonight.

01:19We'll be looking at a little bit later.