The NBA matchup everyone has been waiting for gets underway on Monday night with Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets. Game time on TNT from the Toyota Center is set for 9 p.m. and VietBet has listed the Rockets as slight 1.5-point favorites with the total set at 224 points.

Golden State is back to full strength and rolling right along in defense of last season’s world title run. The Warriors needed five games to get past San Antonio in the opening round before advancing to their fourth-straight conference finals with a 4-1 series victory against New Orleans. They went an even 5-5 against the spread during this same span.

The return of Stephen Curry early in the series against the Pelicans has set the stage for another title run this season. He has averaged 24.5 points through four playoffs games, which is second only to Kevin Durant’s 28.0 PPG in 10 postseason contests. Golden State led the league in scoring this season with 113.5 points and its scoring average through the first two playoff series is 110.3 points.

The current NBA basketball betting odds posted on this game by Elite-rated VietBet have held fast since the opening numbers.

Golden State Warriors  (+1.5)
Houston Rockets           (-1.5)

Over 225 points (-110)
Under 225 points (-110)

The Rockets earned the top seed in the West at 65-17 SU in the regular season. They have gone 8-2 SU in 10 playoff games with 4-1 series victories against Minnesota and Utah. Houston is 6-4 ATS on VietBet’s closing line in the postseason with the total staying UNDER in three of their last five contests. It is 5-1 SU (3-3 ATS) in its last six playoff games at home.

The addition of Chris Paul before the season was a big reason for Houston’s success this year and his play against the Jazz in the final few games of that series is why the Rockets are in position to make their first trip to the NBA Finals since 1995. James Harden continues to lead the way in scoring with 28.5 PPG in the postseason as part of Houston’s 109.5-point scoring average.

This series should live up to expectations starting with a barnburner in Game 1 on Monday night. My lean is towards the Rockets at home, but I like the OVER on VietBet’s total line as my “best bet” pick.

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