The Rockets meet the Thunder in the first round for the playoffs. The Rockets will be without Russell Westbrook, making them +102 slight underdogs. Dennis Schroder's player props are listed so I expect him to play in this match up. With Russ out, this puts a ton of pressure on James Harden and Eric Gordon to make up the points lost with him on the bench. Dennis Schroder is a key role player for the Thunder and having him back gives them the edge in this one. The Thunder should steal game one and I'm going with them to cover the spread on this one.
Oklahoma City Thunder:
Record 44-28
PPG 110.4
OPPG108.4
Houston Rockets:
Record 44-28
PPG 117.8
OPPG 114.8