The Thunder are 3-0. The Rockets are 0-3. The records are what they are.

Oklahoma City has looked great with a healthy Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka back in the lineup. The Thunder are coming out firing after last season's 3-12 opening that they never could recover from. Durant is averaging 30 points.

The Rockets have been just the opposite shooting 37.1 percent from the field and averaging 88.7 points in blowout losses to the Nuggets, Warriors and Heat. James Harden hasn't adjusted to new point guard Ty Lawson yet. Harden is shooting 22 percent from the field and the Rockets are averaging 17 turnovers a game.

Dwight Howard is set to play, but he's going to be rusty having played once in the last three weeks. The Rockets aren't likely to have big man Terrence Jones while the Thunder upgraded their frontcourt with Enes Kanter.

Oklahoma City played yesterday, but were able to rest its starters during the fourth quarter in a 117-93 blowout of Denver. Durant logged less than 28 minutes. The Thunder is 13-6 ATS following a victory.

Houston has had problems since preseason and they haven't gone away. The Rockets have lost all of their games by 20 points. The latest coming yesterday at Miami. Their first two defeats were at home to Denver and Golden State. Harden played 39 minutes on Sunday.

So right now this spread is way too short.