Free Pick for Rockets at Warriors

The second of two TNT playoff matchups on Tuesday’s slate is a Western Conference clash between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors in a slated 10:30 p.m. tip from Oracle Arena. Elite-rated VietBet has opened the Warriors as 5.5-point home favorites with the total set at 218 points.

Current Odds:
Houston Rockets 218
Golden State Warriors -5.5

Houston opened this highly anticipated best-of-seven series on Sunday with a tight 104-100 loss as a six-point road underdog on VietBet’s closing line. The total stayed UNDER 224.5 points and it has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in the Rockets’ last seven games. They faced off against Utah in the opening round of the playoffs as the No. 4 seed in the West and were able to eliminate the Jazz in five games while going 3-2 against the spread.

James Harden opened this series with 35 points in Sunday’s loss while going just 9-for-28 from the field and 4-for-16 from three-point range. Houston shot 41.9 percent from the floor and 29.8 percent from three-point range. It was out-rebounded by a margin of 38 to 26. The Rockets faced the Warriors four times in the regular season and won three of those games both straight-up and ATS.

The Warriors needed six games to get past the pesky LA Clippers in their first playoff series. That best-of-seven tilt ended on Friday night with Golden State’s 129-110 win as a 10.5-point road favorite. It is now 3-4 ATS in seven postseason games with the total going OVER in four of those contests. The Warriors are 2-4 ATS in their last six games played at home.

All five Golden State starters ended Game 1 in double figures with Kevin Durant leading the way with 35 points. The Warriors connected on 50.7 percent for their 75 shots from the floor, but that number dropped to 31.8 percent on their 22 shots from three-point range. Stephen Curry was 3-for-10 from beyond the arc. This was the first time Golden State scored fewer than 105 points in its last 16 games.

Look for another tight, hard-fought battle on Tuesday night with Houston keeping the final spread closer than VietBet’s current 5.5-point line.

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