Golden State (37-9) at Houston (31-12)
When: Saturday, January 20th 2018
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Time: 8:35 ET | TV: ABC
Opening Odds: Golden State -3.5/233.5
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The Golden State Warriors can break a franchise record on Saturday night with their 15th consecutive road victory when they visit the Houston Rockets. Golden State and Houston are the top two teams in the Western Conference and played each other just a few weeks ago with the Warriors pulling out a 10-point road win to keep their impressive streak going. Golden State is wrapping up a five game road trip on Saturday and have already knocked off four strong Eastern Conference teams to begin it – Milwaukee, Toronto, Cleveland and Chicago. The Warriors are coming off a 119-112 win over the Bulls on Wednesday despite being without Draymond Green (shoulder) and Andre Iguodala (calf) and losing Jordan Bell (ankle) in the opening minute. Bell, who injured his left ankle while trying to block a dunk on the opening possession Wednesday, underwent an MRI on Thursday and is the one most likely to sit out Saturday of the three injured players. The Rockets have battled through injuries and just got All-Star James Harden back from a hamstring injury that cost him seven games, including that January 4th matchup with Golden State. Harden’s return helped the Rockets beat up on the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-98 on Thursday. Golden State won in its last seven regular-season trips to Houston. Rockets forward Trevor Ariza and guard Gerald Green will both miss the game while serving the last of a two-game suspension for aggressively entering the Los Angeles Clippers locker room after a loss on Monday.
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Sharp shooting guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were at it again on Wednesday, combining for 68 points while going 13-of-24 from 3-point range. Curry was the Western Conference’s leading vote-getter in All-Star balloting announced on Thursday and will serve as a team captain along with LeBron James at next month’s All-Star game. Curry will be joined by teammate Kevin Durant and Houston’s Harden as starters for the West. Durant scored under 20 points for the first time since before Christmas, finishing with 19 and missed all five of his three-point attempts.
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Harden struggled in his first game back, hitting just three of his 15 shots for 10 points in 26 minutes on Thursday and will have his minutes increased gradually. Harden’s return pushed shooting guard Eric Gordon back into a sixth man role, and he responded scoring 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting, including 7-of-13 from 3-point range, in the win. Point guard Chris Paul scored 28 points on 10-of-21 shooting in the last meeting against Golden State.
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Without a 100% healthy Harden, it’s going to be hard for Houston to knock-off the Warriors on Saturday. Golden State is on a roll and healthy. Houston will give them a run, but in the end, the Warriors will prove to be too much.
Pick: Warriors -4
- Warriors are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Warriors are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 vs. NBA Southwest.
- Warriors are 21-8 ATS in their last 29 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Warriors are 20-8 ATS in their last 28 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Warriors are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Warriors are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Warriors are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Rockets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Rockets are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Rockets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win.
- Rockets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Rockets are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Rockets are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Rockets are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games.
- Rockets are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points.
- Under is 4-0 in Warriors last 4 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Over is 7-0 in Warriors last 7 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 6-2 in Warriors last 8 Saturday games.
- Over is 6-2 in Warriors last 8 games following a straight up win.
- Over is 6-2 in Warriors last 8 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 6-2 in Warriors last 8 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Over is 12-5 in Warriors last 17 vs. NBA Southwest.
- Over is 7-3 in Warriors last 10 overall.
- Under is 7-3 in Warriors last 10 games following a ATS loss.
- Over is 7-3 in Warriors last 10 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 13-6 in Warriors last 19 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Over is 8-1 in Rockets last 9 home games.
- Over is 6-1 in Rockets last 7 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points.
- Over is 7-2 in Rockets last 9 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Over is 6-2 in Rockets last 8 games following a ATS win.
- Under is 6-2 in Rockets last 8 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Over is 10-4 in Rockets last 14 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 9-4 in Rockets last 13 games following a straight up win.
- Under is 9-4 in Rockets last 13 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Over is 17-8-1 in Rockets last 26 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Warriors are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Houston.
- Warriors are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Houston.
- Road team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
