The Golden State Warriors (1-1) take on the Houston Rockets (0-2) at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, October 29, 2023 on Space City Home Network and NBCS-BA.
The Warriors hit the court as 4.5-point favorites against the Rockets. The point total for the matchup is 227.5.
Warriors vs. Rockets Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 7:41 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Golden State -4.5
- Total: 227.5
- Moneyline: Golden State -175, Houston +145
Warriors at Rockets odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Warriors (- 4.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (227.5)
- Prediction:
Warriors 138 – Rockets 87
- Golden State went 37-21 in games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 63.8% of those games).
- Golden State had a record of 27-16 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -175 or shorter last year (62.8%).
- The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives Golden State a 63.6% chance to win.
- Houston was underdogs in 74 games last season and won 17 (23%) of those contests.
- Houston had a record of 14-51, a 21.5% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +145 or more by sportsbooks last season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 40.8% chance of a victory for Houston.
- Last year, the 118.9 points per game the Warriors averaged were just 0.3 more points than the Rockets allowed (118.6).
- Golden State had a 29-17 record against the spread and a 34-12 record overall last season when scoring more than 118.6 points.
- Houston went 14-3-2 against the spread and 11-8 overall when it scored more than 117.1 points last season.
- Golden State’s record was 20-2-1 against the spread and 21-2 overall when it allowed fewer than 110.7 points last season.
- Last season, the Warriors were the league’s second-ranked scoring team (118.9 PPG), while the Rockets were the 28th-ranked defense in terms of points per game (118.6) in NBA action.
- Houston was the NBA’s 28th-ranked offense (110.7 PPG) a season ago, while Golden State allowed the 21st-ranked average points per game (117.1).
- The Warriors totaled 148 more points than their opponents last season (1.8 per game on average), while the Rockets were out-scored by 644 total points (7.9 per game average differential).
Over/Under
- Golden State’s average implied point total last season was 4.1 more points than its implied total in Sunday’s game (120.1 implied points on average compared to 116 implied points in this game).
- Last year, Golden State outscored its implied point total for this matchup (116) 53 times.
- The average implied point total last season for Houston (118.9) is 6.9 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (112).
How to watch Warriors vs. Rockets
- Game Day: Sunday, October 29, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Space City Home Network and NBCS-BA
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Arena: Toyota Center
- TV Channel: Space City Home Network
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