Filip Tomic
The season is on the line for the Houston Rockets as they look to protest home court in Game 5 of their series against the Warriors. I’ve prepared a Same Game Parlay at +656 odds, you can find it below. Also, our predictions on the side and total for NBA postseason games are on the NBA Predictions page, but now let’s dive into my Rockets vs Warriors Game 5 bet!
HOU Rockets Money Line (-180)
Jalen Green to Score 25+ Points (+560)
Same Game Parlay odds: +656
HOU Rockets Money Line (-180)
Wednesday’s game will see the Warriors try to close this series with another win in Houston and naturally it’ll be the toughest game of the series yet. Free throw shooting is something that’ll need to be addressed ahead of Game 5 if you’re the Rockets, they shot just 19 for 31 from the charity stripe which ultimately cost them the game. Turnovers were also a factor with 13 committed, compared to just 8 by the Warriors. Wednesday’s game is a do-or-die scenario for the Rockets, they need their crowd to carry them in order to get this thing back to San Francisco. At 29-12 SU they were one of the better home teams during the regular season, in their last 13 games at Toyota Center they’ve lost only 3 times. Yes, the Warriors have had their number so far, but with the stakes being so high that’ll bring out the best out of this young team. Also, Jimmy Butler logged 40 mins total just days after falling on his back, he might not have enough time to recover here. I’ll give the Rockets the benefit of the doubt and back them to win and force Game 6.
Read our full Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets Game 5 Predictions
Jalen Green to Score 25+ Points (+560)
Jalen Green has had a poor postseason campaign so far, I think we can all agree on that. But, that’s the good thing about the NBA Playoffs, one good game and everything that happened before will be forgotten. What disappointed me the most in his Game 4 performance was the 8 field goals attempted, that number should be a lot higher for a 23-year old who is experiencing the postseason for the first time. Head coach Ime Udoka has to make adjustments to put Green in a position to succeed, otherwise the Rockets are going home after Game 5. We saw him play Sengun and Adams for extended minutes together in Game 4 which had Houston in the game until the very end, I’m sure Udoka has a couple more tricks up his sleeve to get the Rockets’ best player going here. Green went nuts in Game 2 of the series when he scored 38 points, including 8 threes and that was the only game the Rockets have won in the series so far. The talented youngster is no stranger to high scoring games, he scored 20 or more points in 48 regular season games. I’ve not yet given hope on him, if he gets it going early here I think he can string together a great game.
