Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets Prediction NBA Picks 11/2/24

The Golden State Warriors invade the Toyota Center to battle the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. Here’s a Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets Prediction. This article will include a Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets Pick.

The Golden State Warriors have been in fine form as they’ve reeled off four wins from their first five outings and they will be gunning for a third straight victory after routing the Pelicans in a 104-89 home win on Wednesday. Buddy Hield led the team with 21 points off the bench, Jonathan Kuminga added 16 points off the bench while Trayce Jackson-Davis chipped in with 15 points and nine rebounds on seven of nine shooting. As a team, the Warriors shot 47 percent from the field and 13 of 38 from the 3-point line, but this win was more about their effort on defense as they set the tone early and just kept the pressure on to hold the Pelicans to just 36 percent shooting from the field. The Warriors will face the Wizards following this game.

Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets have been building nicely as they’ve won three of their past four games overall and they will be aiming for a third straight victory after sneaking past the Mavericks in a 108-102 road win on Thursday. Jalen Green led the team with 23 points, 12 rebounds, and four assists, Dillon Brooks and Alperen Sengun each scored 17 points while Tari Eason chipped in with 15 points off the bench. As a team, the Rockets shot just 41 percent from the field and eight of 34 from the 3-point line as they poured in 34 points in the first quarter to take the early double-digit lead, before they went on a final push in the third quarter to lead by as many as 23 points. It wasn’t exactly smooth sailing from that point onwards as the Mavericks cut the lead to just three points, but the Rockets played great defense to hold on in the end. The Rockets will take on the Knicks and Spurs after this one.

Why the Houston Rockets will win

• The Warriors have lost each of their last 10 games as underdogs following a home win.
• The favorites have won each of the Warriors’ last eight games at Toyota Center.
• The Rockets have covered the spread in each of their last six home games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• The Warriors have failed to cover the spread in five of their last six games as road underdogs against Southwest Division opponents following a win.

The Warriors are still shorthanded with Stephen Curry and De’Anthony Melton still out, while the Rockets have already ruled out Steven Adams for this one. The Warriors have managed to keep winning games despite the injury to Curry, but it’s going to be tough to keep it going against this upstart Rockets squad who just took down the Mavericks in a solid road win on Thursday. The Warriors have looked pretty good in their last two wins, but the Rockets are also playing well and they will surely have this meeting circled on their calendar. The line is short enough for this one, so I am sticking with the Rockets to get the win and cover at home.