Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 4/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Houston Rockets (50-27) are traveling to Chase Center on Sunday where they will compete against the Golden State Warriors (45-31).

The Rockets faced the Jazz and went home with a win by a final score of 143-105 in their last contest. Houston walked away from the game with a 53.8% field goal percentage (56 out of 104) and made 19 of their 45 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Rockets made 12 of their 19 tries for a rate of 63.2%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected 63 with 18 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 30 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to defense, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the field on 40 of 94 shooting. Utah dished out 25 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Moreover, Utah pulled down 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Utah ended up going 65.2% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of 23 shots. They also converted 10 out of their 40 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 18 while the Jazz accumulated 14 fouls.

Jalen Green is one player who was important in the game. Green ended up shooting 46.7% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 28 minutes and also snagged 4 boards. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Houston will enter this contest with a mark of 50-27 on the season. They turn the ball over 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.1 fouls every game. As a team, Houston is snagging 48.8 boards per contest and has totaled 1,786 assists for the campaign, which ranks 28th in the league in terms of passing. The Rockets are hitting 35.0% on 3-pointers (965 of 2,754) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 114.3 points per game (15th in the league) while hitting 45.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Rockets have forced 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They rank 2nd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,785 relinquished this season. The Rockets defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.5% (3,096 of 6,801) and they concede 42.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 5th in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Warriors walked away with a victory by a final of 123-116 against the Lakers. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Golden State permitted Los Angeles to collect 39 overall (14 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 38.3% from distance by shooting 18 out of 47 and ended up going 20 out of 23 from the free throw line (87.0%). The Warriors allowed the Lakers to convert 39 of their 86 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 82 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.6%. In terms of three-point attempts, Golden State made 19 out of their 42 attempts (45.2%). They were able to knock down 26 of the free throws for a clip of 83.9%. The Lakers were called for 23 personal fouls in this contest which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 31 shots. They also coughed it up 13 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Warriors were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 46 in the matchup.

Stephen Curry ended up being a major contributor for the Warriors in this matchup. Curry earned 37 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 6 assists in the game. He buried 10 of 21 for the game for a field goal rate of 47.6%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 45-31 for the season. The Warriors commit 19.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.2 times per game (4th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.9 times per game. Golden State has totaled 8,651 points this season (113.8 per contest) and they collect 45.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Warriors are hitting on 45.0% from the field, which is 26th in the league.

The Warriors defensively are ranked 8th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 110.9. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the floor (11th in the NBA). The Golden State defense concedes 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (1,008 of 2,766) and their opposition makes 77.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 25.9 assists and 44.1 total boards per game, which is ranked 11th and 17th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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