2019 NBA Playoff Odds: Warriors Favored to Beat Rockets in West Series
The Golden State Warriors are -280 favorites ($280 bet to net $100) to win their NBA Western Conference second-round playoff series over the Houston Rockets.
The Caesars Palace sportsbook (h/t B/R Betting) posted the odds.
Houston beat Golden State in three of four regular-season games and have won 24 of its last 29 matchups (including playoffs), so the Rockets could be a shrewd pick at +240 ($100 bet to net $240).
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The team also took Golden State to the seven-game limit in last year's Western Conference Finals, and that was with Rockets point guard Chris Paul missing Games 6 and 7 with a right hamstring injury.
However, the Warriors' near-invincible core four of Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson has made a combined 24 All-Star Games and three NBA MVP awards. Golden State has lost just eight playoff games over the past two-plus seasons and is looking to win its third straight NBA Finals.
The sportsbooks also like Golden State's championship odds: The Dubs are favored over the postseason field to win the NBA Finals, per Vegas Insider.
Golden State will host Game 1 on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
