The fans at Toyota Center will be treated to a game between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets when they take their seats on Saturday.
Golden State At Houston
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, May 23, 2015
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
TV: 9 p.m. ET, ESPN
PREDICTION: Rockets 109, Warriors 107
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Oddsmakers currently have the Warriors listed as 1-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game’s total is sitting at 217.
The Rockets were a 99-98 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Warriors. They covered the +9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (197) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Center Andrew Bogut bought into Golden State’s up-tempo offensive approach by accepting a role as a defender and rebounder and seldom puts up the solid offensive numbers he did earlier in his career. He was a huge factor in Game 2, however, with 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and also produced eight rebounds, five blocked shots and four assists. Bogut also put his typical strong defense on display and earlier in the week was named to NBA All-Defensive second team while teammate Draymond Green was a first-team choice.
Team record: 77-17 SU,52-41-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Golden State is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Golden State’s last 9 games
Golden State is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Center Dwight Howard is listed as probable for Game 3 and will again wear a brace on his injured left knee after a surprisingly solid performance on Thursday. Howard sprained knee ligaments in the opening game and his availability for Game 2 was in question but he played 40 minutes and contributed 19 points and 17 rebounds. “I just tried to play as hard as I could,” Howard told reporters afterward. “I didn’t think about it at all. We’ll see how it feels. I just went out there and gave my teammates all that I could give them despite what happened with my knee.”
Team record: 64-32 SU,57-39 ATS
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Houston’s last 20 games
Houston is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
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