Idle since Tuesday following a disappointing 111-107 home loss to the Warriors, Oklahoma City should be motivated and rested to perform well in this spot.

Yes, it's tough to go against the Rockets. But Houston is on a cruise control having already clinched home-court advantage through the playoffs. The Rockets are 1-3 ATS during their past four games. They've won three of these last four games, but only defeated the Suns by one point and Trail Blazers by two during this span with both of those games being at home. Both of those narrow wins came on buzzer-beaters, too.

The Thunder certainly don't have the luxury of coasting like the Rockets as they are fighting for playoff seeding.