Filip Tomic
We have a pivotal Game 2 between the Warriors and Rockets as they lock horns once again at Toyota Center. Catch the game live from 9:30 pm ET on TNT, and I’ve pieced together my Warriors vs Rockets Same Game Parlay at +351 odds to add some extra excitement to this high-stakes matchup. You can also find out our expert NBA picks for each of tonight’s games and every game in the postseason, but for now, let’s break down our SGP.
Rockets -3.5 (-108)
Alperen Sengun to score 20+ points (-162)
Jimmy Butler 1+ made three (-200)
Warriors vs Rockets Same Game Parlay odds: +351
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Houston Rockets -3.5 over Golden State Warriors (-108)
By no means a team can be in a must-win situation after just one game played, but it sure feels like the Rockets are following their loss over the weekend against the Warriors. More than anything, winning Game 2 would be beneficial from a psychological standpoint for these young and inexperienced Rockets, who just haven’t been able to match up with the likes of Steph Curry and the Warriors.
Scoring just 85 points and going 6-for-29 from three in Game 1 was one of the low points offensively this entire season, and I’m sure head coach Ime Udoka has a couple of tweaks in mind to get this team going. In particular Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet need to step up — I doubt a champion like VanVleet and one of the biggest prospects in the NBA in Green can play that badly 2 games in a row.
Meanwhile, the experienced Warriors are looking to go up 2-0 here, but even if that doesn’t happen, they’ll still be happy to get the split before the series shifts to Chase Center. Curry and Jimmy Butler were the 2 main reasons they won Game 1. Curry in particular had a game to remember, hitting 5 threes, with some shots defying the laws of physics. Rebounding is a big concern for Golden State though, as they lost that battle 52-36. The likes of Sengun and Steven Adams dominated them, getting 22 offensive rebounds. It’s only a matter of time before the Rockets find a way to punish the Warriors with that advantage they have. Similar to what we saw with the Lakers and Timberwolves on Tuesday, I am counting on the Rockets to show up big time in Game 2 here and level things with a home win.
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Alperen Sengun to score 20+ points (-162)
Sengun had his way with the Warriors in Game 1, finishing with 26 points and 9 rebounds. The size advantage he has down low is unmatched by any Warriors player and this series is a match made in heaven for Sengunn who should continue to pile up the numbers. Over their last 3 games, the Warriors are giving up 52 points per game inside the paint — for comparison, the 2 worst teams in the NBA this season, Dallas and Chicago, allowed 52.4 and 54 points per game respectively.
Over the last 8 meetings with the Warriors, Sengun is averaging 20 points per game on over 50% shooting from the field. He got 18 shot attempts in Game 1 and I expect that number to remain stable throughout this series, so let’s back him to score an easy 20 here.
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Jimmy Butler 1+ made three (-200)
The impact that Jimmy Butler has had on this Warriors team since coming over from Miami has truly been immense. Towards the end of the season he has really upped his game, he’s now averaging 19.3 points per game on 57% from the field and almost 41% from three in his last 10 games. He isn’t a volume shooter, especially not from three-point land, but Jimmy has made it a mission of his to hit at least 1 three every single time he steps out on the court. Over his last 18 games, he’s failed to do this just 3 times, so to get -200 odds for a bet that lands that often is quite solid.
As we saw in Game 1, the Rockets aren’t all that good when it comes to defending the perimeter. In their last 3 games, opponents have made 41.8% of their attempts from downtown, which is worse than the Kings, who had the worst three-point defense this season at 38.2%. Over the last 10 games against Houston, Butler has cleared this line 7 times while making 38.5% of his attempts. Let’s hope all these numbers keep up and he makes one for us to cash our Warriors vs Rockets Same Game Parlay.
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