Rockets at Warriors 5/8/19 - NBA Betting Picks & Odds
Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors
NBA: 10:30 PM EST
May. 08, 2019
TV: TNT
Latest Odds : GS -6 Total 219.5
On Wednesday the Houston Rockets will visit Oracle Arena for Game 5 of their NBA Western Conference semifinals best of seven series versus the Golden State Warriors. The Rockets defeated the Warriors on Monday night 112-108 to level the series at 2-2. James Harden scored 38 points to lead Houston, while Eric Gordon added 20 and P.J. Tucker scored 17 and pulled down 10 rebounds.
Kevin Durant led the Warriors in the loss with 34 points, while guard Stephen Curry scored 30 points but scored 11 of the 30 in just the first quarter and did not shot well the rest of the game. Golden State battled back behind Durant from a second half deficit of 17 points but could not stop Harden and the Rockets down the stretch and lost by four.
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James Harden leads the Rockets in scoring and assists with averages of 31.3 points and 6.7 assists per game. Clint Capela is the team leader in rebounds with an average of 9.9 per game. Four players besides Harden are averaging double figures in scoring led by Eric Gordon with an average of 18.7 points per game.
Kevin Durant leads the Warriors in scoring with an average of 35.4 points per game. Draymond Green leads in rebounding with an average of 8.9 per game and in assists with an average of 7.8 per game. Stephen Curry is the second leading scorer for the Warriors in the postseason with an average of 23.3 points per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Houston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 versus Pacific Division teams
The UNDER has cashed in 19 of the Rockets last 29
Golden State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7
The UNDER has cashed in 11 of the Warriors last 16 at home
Free Betting Pick: UNDER 219.5
While the Warriors will win and the Rockets will cover, the play is the UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the last 7 between the two played at Oracle Arena and 9 of the last 13 overall between the two. Houston has seen the UNDER cash in 4 of the last 5 on the road and 18 of the last 27 when playing on 1 day’s rest. Final Score Prediction, Golden State Warriors win, but our best play is UNDER 109-107