The 2025-26 NBA season gets underway on Tuesday with the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the Houston Rockets . OKC will raise its championship banner on 2025 NBA Opening Night as the Thunder went a franchise-best 68-14 en route to the first title in team history last season. Meanwhile, Houston is coming off a 52-30 season and earned the No. 2 seed in the West before being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The team then added four-time scoring champ, Kevin Durant , in the offseason as he'll debut versus his former team.

Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET from the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Thunder won the season series, 3-2, last year. OKC is a 6.5-point favorite in the latest Rockets vs. Thunder odds, while the over/under for total points scored is

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