Thunder vs. Rockets Prediction: Oklahoma City Predicted to Win Friday's NBA Matchup [4/4/2025]

The Houston Rockets will take on the favored Oklahoma City Thunder in NBA action at Toyota Center on Friday, beginning at 8:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results and today’s injury news, Dimers' proven NBA model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Thunder as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Oklahoma City-Houston game 10,000 times," said Damien Souness from Dimers.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Thunder's chance of winning is 69%, while the Rockets' is 31%."

This prediction follows the latest NBA Injury Report, which suggests the Rockets lineup will feature stars like Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet, while the Thunder will rely on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren.

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Thunder vs. Rockets predictions page.

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Thunder vs. Thunder Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NBA game between the Thunder and Rockets 10,000 times as part of our NBA predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives the Thunder a 69% chance of defeating the Rockets. Our predicted final score has the Thunder winning 116-111.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and the Thunder and Rockets each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 227.5 points has a 51% chance of going over.

Thunder vs. Rockets Odds

We have researched the best NBA odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Thunder vs. Rockets Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Thunder vs. Rockets matchup is on the moneyline.

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Thunder vs. Rockets Player Props

NBA prop bets are an exciting way to wager on the Oklahoma City vs. Houston game without necessarily betting on the outcome. We have crunched the numbers to project how each team's leading players will perform at Toyota Center.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is expected to lead the Thunder in scoring, while Jalen Green is projected to be the top scorer for the Rockets.

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Thunder vs. Rockets Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's game between the Rockets and Thunder at Toyota Center is scheduled to start at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets
• Date: Friday, April 4, 2025
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Toyota Center

Dimers.com's full preview of Friday's Thunder vs. Rockets matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict the Thunder, with a 69% win probability, will likely beat the Rockets on Friday.

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