Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The upstart Houston Rockets will hit the highway to the Bay Area with an NBA pro basketball game against the Golden St Warriors on Sunday night.
Tip off time from Golden St is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread opened up in this NBA game with the home team Golden St Warriors favored by -2 ½ points with an over under of 205 points.
Early money from the NBA bettors has come on the side of the road team as Golden St is now favored by -2 points.
The total has not moved off the opening line of 205 points.
Golden St Warriors money line bettors will lay –125 odds with the road underdog Houston Rockets returning +115 odds to post the outright win with no need for getting the points.
Houston won and covered the point spread in three of the four meetings with the Golden St Warriors last season.
There were three overs and one under in the two games.
Houston will travel to Golden St with a record of 16-11 on the season. The club is 6-8 on the road.
The Rockets average 98 points and connects on 45.3% from the field. Opponents connect on 34.3% from the three point line against them.
On defense Houston allows 96 points and 45% shooting. Opponents connect on 30% from the three point line against them.
Houston has won three straight all on the road.
They are coming off the 96-89 road win on Thursday night to the Phoenix Suns as a +4 point underdog.
The total in the game landed under the total of 197 points.
Houston rallied in the fourth quarter in the win by outscoring Phoenix by a 22-13 margin.
The Rockets shot 48.8% from the field with 8 of 16 coming from beyond the arc.
The team was solid on the glass as they had 33 more rebounds than the Suns.
Luis Scola led the Rockets with 16 points and six rebounds on 8 of 17 shooting.
Kyle Lowry had 14 points on 5 of 13 from the field.
Off the bench Patrick Patterson poured in 14 points with six rebounds in the victory.
Houston allowed the Suns 47.3% shooting with 9 of 27 coming from three.
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Golden St will play host to Golden St with a record of 9-14 this season. The team is 6-8 playing at home.
The Warriors post up 99 points with 46.3% shooting with 38.9% coming from beyond the arc. The team makes 73.5% from the free throw line.
On the defensive end of the court Golden St allows 100 points with 45.1% shooting. Opponents connect on 37% from the three point line against them.
The team is coming off the 109-101 road win on Thursday night to the Denver Nuggets as a +6 point road underdog to break a two game slide.
The over under in the game landed under the total of 211 ½ points.
The Warriors were aided to victory by a strong third quarter as they outscored Denver by a 37-20 margin.
Golden St shot 51.9% from the floor with 13 of 25 coming from beyond the arc.
Stephen Curry led the team with 36 points with seven assists and rebounds as he made 13 of 17 from the field and 6 of 9 from the three point line.
Dorell Wright scored 15 points and dished out four assists as he made 5 of 15 shots.
Monta Ellis contributed with 14 points on 6 of 14 shooting.
The Warriors allowed the Nuggets 43.5% shooting with 9 of 24 coming from three.
Trend: Houston Rockets are 3-0 ATS in their past three meetings with the Golden St Warriors.
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