The Houston Rockets hope to get back to .500 with a win on Thursday night against Golden State, with the Warriors small road underdogs at the sportsbooks.
The Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors have split their last 10 games against each other with matching records of 5-5 straight up and against the spread. The Rockets will try to get some revenge against the Warriors for their loss in the Western Conference Finals last season with a victory against Golden State on Thursday.
Houston is a 1.5-point home favorite at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last six games at home, the Rockets are just 1-5 SU and ATS.
Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets
When: Thursday, November 15, 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Betting Line / Total: Houston -1.5 / 220 Points
Houston Rockets
After coming within one game of defeating the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals last season and advancing to the NBA Finals, Houston entered the 2018-19 season with high hopes and expectations.
The team stumbled out of the gate however to a 1-5 SU and ATS start before getting back on track with a 5-2 SU and 4-3 ATS run over its last seven games. An offseason acquisition of Carmelo Anthony turned out to be a disaster as the veteran forward has left the team after just 10 games in a Rockets uniform.
Houston is 2-0 SU and ATS over its last two games. In their previous 13 games, the Rockets were just 4-9 SU and 3-10 ATS per the OddsShark NBA Database.
Golden State Warriors
Golden State owns the best record in the Western Conference at 12-3 SU and 8-7 ATS, but there is trouble in paradise. Stephen Curry has been sidelined with a groin injury, and in a road loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant got into a huge argument that eventually resulted in Green receiving a one-game suspension.
Green returns in this game and fans hope to see the two Warriors stars back on the same page with no ill will.
Thursday night’s total is set at 220 points. The UNDER is 5-1 in Houston’s last six games.
Coming into the 2018-19 season, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that Golden State and Houston would once again be the top two teams in the Western Conference and would likely meet again in the conference finals. That may still be the case, but the early drama that the two clubs have dealt with make this matchup and the rest of the regular season a lot more interesting.
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