NBA
Golden State Warriors @ Houston Rockets:
Golden State Warriors (+ 6.5) /// 1.85
Last bet won. As I said, Joel Embiid did not play due to a knee injury. Tyrese Maxey also didn't play (which was a nice bonus for my prediction). Because of this, the odds for a Nets win were lower before the game (somewhere around "1.70-1.75"). But I bet on Poker Stars yesterday afternoon when the odds were still a tasty "2.25". Brooklyn played for a result and dominated the entire game. I now understand why the Lakers are making it a major goal to get Nets center Nic Claxton in the summer offseason. Indeed, he is a monster on defense! He had 5 blocks in the game against Philadelphia with 2 blocks in a row! I've only seen something like that from Victor Wembanyama this season. My betting score is MLB 101-93 in favor of successful, NBA 138-165 in favor of unsuccessful, NHL 6-16 in favor of unsuccessful, NFL+NCAAF 4-11 in favor of unsuccessful.
New bet: Golden State Warriors on the road will not lose to Houston Rockets by more than 6 points. Yes, Golden State has an away back-to-back. But for some reason I feel like both Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler will play in the upcoming game. As of now, all Warriors players are available for the game against Houston (except Jonathan Kuminga of course). Golden State has 28 games left in the regular season. They are in 10th place, which gives them a chance to play in the Play-In, but there are certainly at least 3 other teams that will also be fighting for the top-10: Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers. In other words, Steve Kerr will not play with only role players in the game against Rockets. And Houston looks much weaker now than at the beginning of the season. The Rockets also have a back-to-back and the starting five in a very difficult game against Phoenix even played more minutes than the Warriors' starting five in the game against Dallas. Houston also has serious injury problems. Fred VanVleet, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, Steven Adams and Cody Zeller will not play in the upcoming game. Alperen Sengun is also questionable, but I think he will play. The head-to-head stats are impressive: Golden State hasn't lost by more than 6 points in their last 16 games against Houston. You want to bet? Sure!
