On Friday, May 2, the Golden State Warriors will host the Houston Rockets, and this is the best NBA Same Game Parlay today.
In fact, on Friday, May 2, this is the only NBA game on the docket as it heads into Game 6. The Warriors hold a 3-2 lead and are at home. If the Rockets force a Game 7, it'll be back in Houston.
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Should the Warriors win, they'll take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the conference semifinals.
This has been a contested series. Just look at the results from the first five games:
- Game 1: Warriors 95, Rockets 85
- Game 2: Rockets 109, Warriors 94
- Game 3: Warriors 104, Rockets 93
- Game 4: Warriors 109, Rockets 106
- Game 5: Rockets 131, Warriors 116
The injury reports are fairly clean on both sides. Warriors players Steph Curry and Gary Payton II are dealing with thumb injuries, but are available.
The Rockets will be without Jae'Sean Tate. He has been out since April 9 with a right ankle injury.
Below, you’ll find my NBA Same Game Parlay picks today for this game with odds of +270.
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NBA Same Game Parlay Prediction: Rockets vs Warriors
DraftKings NBA SGP Picks Today: +270
- Warriors ML
- Jimmy Butler 20+ Points
- Steph Curry Over 5.5 Assists
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Warriors ML
The Warriors' moneyline leads off my NBA parlay predictions. Heading into this game, they are favored by 5.5 points.
The Warriors are back at home after getting somewhat blown out in Game 5.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr decided to pull the starters. Thus, when you look at the box score, you'll only see players like Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler playing 25 minutes or less.
This allowed their starters to get a bit more rest in time to get back home.
This season, they're 24-17 at home.
However, since acquiring Butler from Miami, the Warriors are 23-8 and 12-3 at home.
In Game 5, the Rockets were unstoppable with their shots.
They shot 69% from the floor in the first half and 32 of 38 from the free-throw line.
That was over 84%—in the four games prior, it was 69%.
Curry is dealing with a thumb injury.
However, I still expect him to be productive. Even if his scoring takes a bit of a backseat, I think he'll have production elsewhere. Remember, this team also has Butler, who can easily put up 30 at any given time—just look to the Play-In game, where he logged nearly 40.
Over their last three games, the Warriors are averaging 109.7 points per game, while the Rockets are at 110.0. Yes, that's slightly higher, but that average is slightly inflated due to their 131 points.
Before Game 5, the Rockets scored no more than 109 points in any game this series. They finished with 93 or less in two games and have yet to beat the Warriors at home in this series.
In Game 3, they lost 104-93; in Game 4, they lost 109-106.
I do think the Rockets have played well this series. They have a guy in Fred VanVleet with a ton of playoff experience (57 games), but the Warriors at home, with Butler now in the lineup, will be tough for any team to match up against.
I'm avoiding the spread here because I respect the Rockets' defense—they've held the Warriors to just 42.3% from the floor (third-least) over their last three games—but I think the Warriors get it done at home and advance.
Jimmy Butler 20+ Points
The next leg for my NBA Same Game Parlay today is for Butler to have 20 points or more.
Butler has had 20 points or more in two of the four games he's played in this series.
Though, to be fair, he only logged eight minutes in Game 2 after getting hurt and missed Game 3.
He returned in Game 4 with 27 points.
Then, in Game 5, he just couldn't make any shots and was yanked after 25 minutes.
He went 2 of 10 from the floor, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range.
This season, Butler is shooting 30.8% from 3-point range and has a field goal percentage of 50.4%.
With the Warriors this season, he's had 20 points or more in 12 of 30 games (40%).
However, he's had a lot of success recently. For example, in the Play-In game against Memphis, he scored 38 points in 40 minutes.
Also, consider that Curry is dealing with a thumb injury, which will have an impact on his scoring ability.
Butler will have a big-time game at home with a chance to clinch the series.
Steph Curry Over 5.5 Assists
One of the best parlay bets today in the NBA for Game 6 is Curry to have over 5.5 assists.
Through these first five games, Curry has had six assists or more in three of the five. In the two games he fell short (Game 1 and Game 4), he had three.
In Game 5, he posted seven, his second-highest mark in the series behind Game 2 and Game 3, where he had nine in each contest.
As mentioned above, Curry is dealing with a thumb injury, so I think some of his scoring production will take a backseat. He'll look more toward getting the ball to players like Butler to score.
This season, Curry has had six assists or more in 42 of 70 games (60%).
He's also averaging exactly 6.0 assists per game this season.
This is certainly one I'll take a chance on, given his thumb injury and the team's other excellent scoring option in Butler.
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