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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s title defense begins today at 7:30 p.m. ET. The NBA season is back, and you can watch every game with NBA League Pass for free when you sign up and bet with DraftKings Sportsbook.

The Thunder fans welcome back a former MVP of their own, Kevin Durant. This time, Durant is playing for the Houston Rockets. After a first-round exit in last year’s playoffs, the Rockets traded for Durant and sent Jalen Green and Dillion Brooks to the Phoenix Suns. 

The LeBron James and Stephen Curry rivalry will have to wait to add to their storied history. James won’t make his season debut until mid-November, according to multiple reports. 

That doesn’t mean the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors rivalry can’t live on. Fans will get an early-season look at how the Lakers’ offense will run with Luka Doncic, in the post-LeBron era. 

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Thunder vs. Rockets Betting Insights

• The Thunder and their opponents went over 227.5 combined points in 44 of 82 games last season.
• The Rockets played 39 games last season that finished with a combined score higher than 227.5 points.
• These two teams averaged a combined 234.8 points per game last season, 7.3 more points than this matchup’s total.
• Combined, these teams allowed 217.4 points per contest last year, 10.1 fewer points than the total for this game.
• The average total in Thunder matchups last season was 227.4, 0.1 more points than the over/under for this game.
• Rockets matchups last year had a 223.3-point average over/under, 4.2 fewer points than this game’s total.

Thunder Latest Tendencies

• Oklahoma City covered 54 times in 82 games with a spread last season.
• When playing as at least a 7-point favorite last season, Oklahoma City had an ATS record of 36-18-1.
• Oklahoma City and its opponent combined to go over the point total 44 out of 82 times last season.
• Last year, the Thunder averaged 120.5 points per game, 10.7 more points than the 109.8 the Rockets allowed.
• Oklahoma City had a 45-16-1 record against the spread and a 53-9 record overall last season when putting up more than 109.8 points.
• The Thunder made 48.2% of their shots from the field last season, which was 2.3 percentage points higher than the Rockets allowed to their opponents (45.9%).
• The Thunder did a better job covering the spread when playing at home (29-12-1) last season than they did in road tilts (25-14-1).
• Oklahoma City eclipsed the over/under more often at home last season, hitting the over in 25 of 42 home matchups (59.5%). On the road, it hit the over in 19 of 40 games (47.5%).
• As a moneyline favorite last season, the Thunder picked up the win in 35 of 41 games at home, good for a .854 winning percentage. They won 30 of 37 games away from home (.811) as a moneyline favorite.

Rockets Latest Tendencies

• The Rockets covered 43 times in 82 matchups with a spread last season.
• As a 7-point underdog or more, Houston had one win ATS (1-3) last season.
• The Rockets and their opponents combined to hit the over 45 out of 82 times last season.
• The Rockets’ 114.3 points per game last year were 6.7 more points than the 107.6 the Thunder gave up.
• When it scored more than 107.6 points last season, Houston went 37-17-1 against the spread and 42-13 overall.
• The Rockets shot 45.5% from the field, 1.9% higher than the 43.6% the Thunder’s opponents shot last season.
• The Rockets were better against the spread away (22-19-0) than at home (21-19-1) last year.
• In terms of the over/under, Houston’s games went over less often at home (20 of 41, 48.8%) than on the road (25 of 41, 61%) last year.
• When moneyline favorites, the Rockets won a lower percentage of games at home (25-9) than away (16-4) last season.

Warriors vs. Lakers Betting Insights

• Warriors games last season featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 226 points 41 times.
• The Lakers played 41 games last season that went over 226 combined points scored.
• These teams scored a combined 227.2 points per game last season, 1.2 more points than this matchup’s total.
• Opponents of these teams combined to average 222.7 points per game last year, 3.3 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
• The average total in Warriors contests last season was 226.2, 0.2 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• The Lakers had a 226.3-point average over/under in their matchups last year, 0.3 fewer points than this game’s point total.

Warriors Latest Tendencies

• Golden State went 41-38-3 ATS last season.
• Golden State covered the spread 22 times last season (22-26-3 ATS) when playing as at least a 2.5-point favorite.
• A total of 41 Golden State games last season hit the over.
• Last year, the 113.8 points per game the Warriors averaged were only 1.6 more points than the Lakers allowed (112.2).
• Golden State had a 33-13-1 record against the spread and a 37-10 record overall last season when scoring more than 112.2 points.
• The Warriors made 45.1% of their shots from the field last season, which was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Lakers allowed to their opponents (46.3%).
• The Warriors covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than road games last year. They covered 18 times in 41 games when playing at home, and they covered 23 times in 41 games on the road.
• Golden State went over the total in 20 of 41 home games (48.8%) last year. Golden State fared better on the road, eclipsing the total in 21 of 41 matchups (51.2%).
• The Warriors played worse as a moneyline favorite at home last season, putting up a home record of 19-10, compared to going 17-8 on the road.

Lakers Latest Tendencies

• The Lakers won 45 games against the spread last year, while failing to cover or pushing 37 times.
• Los Angeles had an ATS record of 15-14-1 as an underdog of 2.5 points or greater last year.
• Last year, 41 of the Lakers’ games hit the over.
• The Lakers averaged only 2.9 more points per game last year (113.4) than the Warriors gave up to opponents (110.5).
• Los Angeles put together a 36-11-2 ATS record and a 38-11 overall record last season in games it scored more than 110.5 points.
• The Lakers shot 47.9% from the field, 1.4% higher than the 46.5% the Warriors’ opponents shot last season.
• The Lakers’ winning percentage against the spread at home last season was .659 (27-14-0). Away, it was .439 (18-21-2).
• Los Angeles’ games went above the over/under less frequently at home (20 times out of 41) than away (21 of 41) last season.
• In 2024-25 as moneyline favorites, the Lakers had a better winning percentage at home (.774, 24-7 record) than away (.611, 11-7).

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