Despite needing only one win to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1975 with a commanding 3-1 series lead against the Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors head into Game 5 Wednesday having covered the spread just once in the Western Conference Finals.
Monday’s 128-115 Game 4 loss to the Rockets dropped the Warriors to 1-3 against the number in the series, and they will be double-digit home favorites at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark like they were back in Game 1 of the series in their second opportunity to close it out.
Golden State closed as 10.5-point favorites in the series opener but held on to beat Houston 110-106, and then followed that up by edging the Rockets 99-98 as 9.5-point chalk in Game 2. But then the Warriors covered easily for their backers in a 115-80 rout on the road in Game 3, the lone time they have been underdogs this postseason.
Houston’s James Harden helped his team avoid getting swept in Game 4 by scoring a playoff career-high 45 points on 13-of-22 shooting, including 7-of-11 from three-point range, to go along with nine rebounds and five assists, extending the inevitable at least a li ...
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Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors: Game 5 Odds Preview, Betting Stats
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