{"id":341132,"date":"2025-04-23T08:43:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T12:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=341132"},"modified":"2025-04-23T08:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T12:43:16","slug":"warriors-vs-rockets-game-2-nba-sgp-predictions-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/warriors-vs-rockets-game-2-nba-sgp-predictions-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors vs. Rockets SGP predictions Game 2: Bet on Golden State to cover, Curry to perform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Golden State Warriors aim to keep the pressure on the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Golden State won the series opener behind some dogged defensive play. I&#8217;ll back the Dubs to at least cover a teased-up spread alongside prop bets on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/stephen_curry\">Steph Curry<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/alperen_sengun\">Alperen Sengun<\/a> in this +310 wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Warriors vs. Rockets play-in SGP predictions for April 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Warriors vs. Rockets predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Warriors +7.5 | Curry 20+ points | Sengun over 10.5 rebounds (+310)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:112839\">Embed: #112839<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Warriors +7.5<\/strong> <\/strong>(-240):<\/strong> Golden State is coming off an impressive win in a game which was never really close. The Dubs jumped out to a 13-point halftime lead and eventually stretched it to 21 before securing a comfy 95-85 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Houston shot a horrendous 39.1% from the field, and while I expect it to improve, you can&#8217;t discount the ferocity of Golden State&#8217;s defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Warriors had the league&#8217;s best defensive rating (109.0) since Jimmy Butler joined the lineup on Feb. 8, per NBA.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Golden State is 11-6 ATS as a road underdog this season and is 4-2 straight up against Houston in the last six meetings between these teams (with one loss coming by a point). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel safe tacking on an extra four points to the standard +3.5 spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Curry 20+ points <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>(-295):<\/strong> Nothing is &#8220;free&#8221; in sports betting, but this seems like a layup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Curry is averaging 30.5 points in his last 14 playoff games dating back to the 2023 postseason.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In that span, he&#8217;s 14-0 against this line, and only finished with fewer than 27 points twice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The future Hall-of-Famer had a typically efficient performance in Game 1, scoring 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Houston is a great defensive team, and held Curry to three points in the last regular-season meeting between these teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the chef likes to turn up the heat in the postseason, and I&#8217;ll gladly ride with Curry keeping a 15-game streak of clearing this milestone in the playoffs alive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Sengun over 10.5 rebounds<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (+105):<\/strong> I rode with Sengun on this exact market in Game 1 and got burned when the big man finished with nine boards after logging seven through the game&#8217;s early goings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the logic still remains on why he&#8217;s a strong pick to rebound (literally, and figuratively):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Golden State has allowed the most rebounds per game to opposing centres over the last 30 days (17.56) and the third-most over the entire season (16.41).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6-foot-6 Draymond Green is playing centre, and 6-foot-7 Jimmy Butler is the tallest player in the Warriors&#8217; starting lineup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sengun played Golden State two weeks before the postseason began and finished that game with 14 rebounds in 33 minutes. That was the third-straight game against the Warriors where he cleared this total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll go back to the well with him at plus money on Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Warriors vs. Rockets predictions made at 2:30 p.m. ET 04\/22\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors aim to keep the pressure on the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. The pregame narrative: Golden State won the series opener behind some dogged defensive play. I&#8217;ll back the Dubs to at least cover a teased-up spread alongside prop bets on Steph Curry and Alperen Sengun in this +310 wager. 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