Predictions, picks and odds as the OKC Thunder hosts the Houston Rockets on Monday. Plus, injury updates and news.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have received a key update on Chet Holmgren ahead of their matchup with the Houston Rockets on Monday night.

The Thunder's win against the Rockets marked only Chet Holmgren's eighth game since suffering a pelvic injury that forced him to miss nearly half of the 2024-25 campaign. Still, after Monday's win against the Rockets, Holmgren celebrated Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 51-point performance as the Thunder remains atop the Western Conference standings.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren drives around Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard during their exhibition game at Paycom Center on Oct. 9, 2024.

After Monday’s 137-128 win against the Houston Rockets, Daigneault addressed ... Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault discussed Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein’s continuity within his ...

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Monday’s game at Oklahoma City opens up a back-to-back for Houston, and the status of nearly every Rockets regular outside of Jalen Green is in doubt.

Two teams with a history of rivalry are set to square off in Monday night’s Houston Rockets vs OKC Thunder matchup.

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault recently said his double-big lineup featuring Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein is still a work in progress, but the early returns are encouraging.

The good news for the Thunder is that Chet Holmgren is off their injury ... Oklahoma City's lineup on Monday against Houston. On the other side, the Rockets may be extremely shorthanded.