The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets conclude an exciting opening series with a Game 7.
The pregame narrative: Golden State was up 3-1 and looked in control of this matchup before Houston stormed back with consecutive wins to even things up. Now, it all comes down to one final meeting.
Check out my Warriors vs. Rockets prop picks featuring Fred VanVleet and Steph Curry for Game 7 of the opening round.
Warriors vs. Rockets prop picks
Best Bet: VanVleet over 16.5 points (-121)
The undersized guard had a rough season, shooting below 40% from the field and 35% from 3 while scoring his lowest PPG (14.1) since 2018-19.
But VanVleet is showing why he was so valuable to the Toronto Raptors in their championship run in 2019.
After falling short of this total in the first two meetings, VanVleet is 4-0 against this line since. That includes three straight 25-point efforts for the point guard.
During that time, he is shooting 52.8% from the field (58.3% from three).
VanVleet is letting it fly from three, attempting 9.0 per game over the last four games. It certainly caught the notice of reporters, but Golden State’s Draymond Green wasn’t surprised.
Key stat: VanVleet is averaging the second-most points (19.0) of any Rockets player in this series.
Game 7 prop prediction
Curry over 4.5 threes (-108): In an elimination game, I always assume the star players will play a larger role than normal.
There’s no bigger star in this game than four-time champion Curry.
While he has been inconsistent, Curry has shown flashes of brilliance in this series.
- Game 1: 31 points, five 3s made
- Game 3: 36 points, five 3s made
- Game 6: 29 points, six 3s made
He made less than five triples in the other three games, but Curry is a proven playoff performer, especially when it’s do-or-die.
The superstar has played in five career Game 7s and averaged 32.6 points on 42.4% shooting from 3-point range.
Warriors vs. Rockets prop picks made at 1:28 p.m. ET 05/03/2025.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.