Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/05/2024

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Thursday, December 5, 2024

Venue:  Chase Center, San Francisco, CA

Where to Watch:  NBA TV

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Rockets +3, Warriors -3; Over/Under:  223.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Rockets +3, Warriors -3; Over/Under:  223.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Rockets +3, Warriors -3; Over/Under:  223.5 points

Houston Rockets:  15-7 (1st place, Southwest Division)

Golden State Warriors:  12-8 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

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Houston Rockets:  7-3 last 10

Golden State Warriors:  4-6 last 10

The Rockets are entering this game with a 15-7 record overall this season and they are 6-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Sacramento Kings. Jalen Green led the team in points in that game with 28 while Alperen Şengün was next on the team with 24 points. Alperen Şengün led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Tari Eason led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 44.1% from the field, 35.9% from 3-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 114.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 107 PPG against them. The Rockets have an ATS record of 15-7 this season and their O/U record is 11-10-1.

The Warriors are entering this game with a 12-8 record overall this season and they are 5-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 5 game losing streak with losses coming against the San Antonio Spurs, the Brooklyn Nets, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Phoenix Suns, and the Denver Nuggets. Stephen Curry led the team in points in that game with 24 while Jonathan Kuminga was next on the team with 19 points. Stephen Curry led the team in assists in that game with 11 while Kevon Looney led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 46.3% from the field, 31.6% from 3-point range, and 71.5% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 116.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 110.3 PPG against them. The Warriors have an ATS record of 12-8 this season and their O/U record is 10-10.

The current betting odds have the Warriors listed as a 3 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Warriors have looked good in their games this season with their 12-8 record overall, but that record has them right in the middle of the West at the moment. They got off to a really hot start this season, but they have let that good start slip away from them and they haven't looked as good lately. They are 5-3 in their home games this year and they have been struggling lately with 5 losses in a row now. They have come close in a few of their games during this losing streak, and they are coming off a really close loss to the Nuggets in their last one which they were leading late too so they are going to bring their best effort here to bounce back with a win. Meanwhile, the Rockets have looked great in their games this season with their 15-7 record overall which has them right near the top of the West at the moment. They have had a great start to the season, but they are coming off a loss to the Kings in their last one and this game won't be any easier for them. They have struggled more on the road going back to last season and they have looked worse in those games this year too, going 6-4 in their road games so far. The Warriors can take advantage of the way the Rockets have played on the road this season, and this is a game that the Warriors desperately need to bounce back at home and snap out of their funk. Expect the Warriors to bring their best effort here and use this game as a get right game against a Rockets team coming off a road loss in their last one. The best way to place a bet here is on the Warriors to cover the spread in this game. 

Rockets Warriors Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Thursday, December 5, 2024 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Warriors 124 Rockets 117.

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Houston Rockets: 36-52 ATS in road games. 17-26 ATS in a road game where the total is 220 to 229.5. 22-40 ATS off a road loss. 36-27 OVER off a road loss. 5-2 OVER revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a favorite. 7-4 OVER versus teams who average 9 or more steals/game on the season.

Golden State Warriors: 12-3 ATS as a home underdog. 19-9 ATS as an underdog  of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 26-18 ATS when playing 4 or less games in 10 days. 19-6 OVER in a home game where the total is 220 to 229.5. 13-4 OVER versus good defensive teams - allowing 108 points/game or less.

Houston Rockets:  None.

Golden State Warriors:  D. Green (PF) Day To Day - Calf. D. Melton (PG) Out For Season - ACL.

"Missed calls, blatant missed calls right in front of you. You're calling ticky tack moving screens, little s--- like that, but you don't want to call the obvious ones right in front of you. That was it. Thought [Sengun] got fouled a few times on that drive and on the layup and they don't want to call it. So I told him to get some f------ glasses and open your eyes." - Ime Udoka after his team’s loss against the Kings in their game on Tuesday.

"Braun called a timeout. He dove on the floor, he rolled over. Everybody saw it except for the three guys we hire to do the games, and that makes me angry. That's a technical foul. They don't have a timeout left. We shoot a free throw, we get the ball, we got a chance to win the game.” - Steve Kerr after his team’s loss against the Nuggets in their game on Tuesday.

PG Fred VanVleet

SG Jalen Green 

SF Dillon Brooks

PF Jabari Smith Jr.

C Alperen Sengun

PG Stephen Curry

SG Brandin Podziemski

SF Andrew Wiggins

PF Draymond Green

C Trayce Jackson-Davis

PPG: J. Green (19.3)

APG: F. VanVleet (5.9)

Reb/G: A. Sengun (10.7)

PPG: S. Curry (22.6)

APG: S. Curry (6.6)

Reb/G: K. Looney (7.8)

Coaches:

Houston Rockets: Ime Udoka (2nd season)

Golden State Warriors: Steve Kerr (11th season)