Rockets, Warriors Clash on Wednesday NBA Betting Odds

Dec 21, 2019 / by Winer PR / In Uncategorized / Comments Off on Rockets, Warriors Clash on Wednesday NBA Betting Odds

Rockets, Warriors Clash on Wednesday NBA Betting Odds

Houston expanded its longest winning stretch of this season to nine matches with Monday’s critical 118-106 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets as 9.5-point home chalk, and has also posted against-the-spread wins in four of five competitions before Wednesday night’s battle at Toyota Center.
The Rockets have cushioned their impressive home record in their maximum surge of the season, posting straight-up drops in five straight and eight of 10 overall to improve to 24-9. The group has also routinely frustrated opposing offenses throughout their present tear, limiting opponents to 95 or fewer points in three of their past four outings. That’s fueled a continuous run for the UNDER in totals betting, which has prevailed in four of Houston’s past five excursions, and gone 9-4-1 within the team’s past 14 contests.
In addition, the Rockets have closed the gap on the first-place Warriors during their present surge, bringing to within 3.5 games of Golden State. Houston has also built a big lead on second-place San Antonio in the Southwest Division, also is a -1600 favorite on the NBA odds to claim the divisional crown.
On the other hand, the Rockets continue to lag well back of the Warriors on the NBA playoff chances, sitting a distant second to Golden State with +650 chances of winning the West, also in a protracted +1100 stake to maintain their first NBA title since 1995.
Warriors Coming off Upset Loss on NBA Lines
The Warriors travel to Houston amid their shakiest stretch because mid-November. Golden State has picked up the SU win in just four of 10 contests, restricted by a gorgeous 115-111 reduction to the Western Conference basement-dwelling Phoenix Suns as hefty 17-point home favorites on the NBA lines.
Along with extending the club’s present stretch without successive wins to 10 games, the Warriors also dropped Kevin Durant to injury in Sunday’s loss to the Suns. Durant was made to leave late in the competition with an ankle injury, and was ruled out for Wednesday night.
The Warriors fell a 103-96 choice in Orlando since 4.5-point road chalk on February 28 in their only game this season without the four-time NBA scoring champion, and published an 8-5 SU record in 13 games with Durant in the sidelines last year.
The team will certainly miss Durant’s strong defensive play in Wednesday’s contest. The Warriors have surrendered 115 or more points on five occasions during their existing swoon, and also have seen their dismal record against the spread drop farther with ATS losses in five of six contests, and 13 of 16 general.
Wins have also been rare for the defending champions in recent meetings with the Rockets. The Warriors have dropped three straight to the Rockets, both SU and ATS, capped by a 118-112 loss as heavy 12-point house favorites on the NBA chances on February 23, and also have dropped to defeat in their past two regular-season visits to Houston.