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Warriors vs Rockets Game 2 Odds & Updated Series Price – Golden State Now Heavily Favored to Advance

Sascha Paruk

By Sascha Paruk in NBA Basketball

Updated: April 21, 2025 at 12:09 am EDT

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Apr 20, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after making a basket during the second quarter against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images
  • The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets odds are out for Game 2 on Wednesday
  • The Warriors used a huge first half to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven on Sunday night
  • See the Game 2 Warriors vs Rockets odds and the updated Golden State vs Houston series price

Experience won out on Sunday night as Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler, and the Golden State Warriors (48-34, 24-17 away, 41-39-3) took a 1-0 lead on the Houston Rockets (52-30, 29-12 home, 43-38-1) with a 95-85 road victory. The Rockets are sure to be in desperation mode in Game 2 as they can ill-afford to head back to the Bay Area down 0-2.

Game 2 will take place at the Toyota Center in Houston on Wednesday, April 23, at 8:40 pm CT/9:40 pm ET, and the Warriors vs Rockets odds are a straight pick’em with -110 odds each way on the moneyline.

Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets Game 2 Odds

Bet TypeWarriorsRockets
Spread+1.0 (-115)-1 (-105)
Moneyline-110-110
TotalO 208.5 (-110)U 208.5 (-110)

Editor’s note, 12:08 am ET, April 21: within minutes of the opening line being posted, the spread had moved to Houston -1.5 while the Rockets’ moneyline shortened to -125 and the Warriors’ moneyline moved to +105. The game total dropped from 208.5 to 205.5.

Against the spread, Houston was listed as a one-point favorite in the opening line but with -105 odds to cover. Golden State +1.0 was priced at -115.

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The Game 2 spread basically mirrors Game 1, when the Rockets were 1.5-point favorites and -105 on the moneyline at most sportsbooks. The one area where there has been significant change is the game total. The Game 2 over/under has opened at 208.5, which is a full five points lower than the Game 1 O/U.

The teams combined for just 180 points on Sunday night. Steph Curry had a game-high 31 points while Alperen Sengun had a team-high 26 for the Rockets. “Playoff” Jimmy Butler added 23 and was the only other player over the 20-point plateau.

Warriors vs Rockets Series Price

TeamOdds to Win Series
Warriors-400
Rockets+320

Golden State opened as a -250 favorite to advance last Sunday but the series price had narrowed considerably by the time tip-off for Game 1 rolled around; the Dubs were just -180 chalk before their Game 1 victory. But after wresting home-court advantage away in the series opener, Curry and company are now -400 to move onto the second round of the NBA playoff bracket. The Rockets dropped to +320.

The winner of Golden State/Houston will face the winner of the Minnesota Timberwolves/Los Angeles Lakers series. The T-Wolves also won Game 1 on the road with a decisive 117-95 victory.

Golden State’s NBA Championship odds improved from +1600 to +1500 after winning Game 1 in Houston. The Rockets faded from +6500 to +10000.

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Sascha Paruk
Sascha Paruk

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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.

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