Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 4/5/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC

Chase Center is where the Golden State Warriors (36-41) will take on the Houston Rockets (47-29) on Sunday.

The Rockets faced the Bucks and walked away with a win by a score of 119-113 in their last contest. Houston wrapped up the game having earned a 47.1% field goal percentage (41 of 87) and made 18 of their 42 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Rockets knocked down 19 of their 22 tries for a rate of 86.4%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 49 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 14 steals. Pertaining to defending, Houston let their opponent shoot 47.2% from the field on 42 out of 89 shooting. Milwaukee earned 22 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Milwaukee pulled down 46 rebounds (14 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Milwaukee ended up going 75.0% at the free throw line by burying 12 of their 16 tries. They also made 17 of their 40 tries from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Rockets ended up with 22 and the Bucks accounted for 14 fouls.

Reed Sheppard is someone who was a factor for this game. He totaled 27 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He played for 37 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. Sheppard ended up going 60.0% from the floor and recorded 6 dimes.

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Houston will enter this contest with a mark of 47-29 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 15.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Houston is pulling in 48.0 boards per game and has accounted for 1,924 assists this season, which is 23rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Rockets are shooting 36.5% on 3-pointers (869 of 2,381) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 114.4 pts per game (20th in the league) on 47.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Rockets are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.4% on shots from distance and they are 4th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (109.9). The Rockets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (3,075 of 6,693) and they concede 39.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 1,869 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Warriors went home defeated by a final of 118-111 when they played the Cavaliers. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Golden State permitted Cleveland to snag 48 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 44.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 16 of 36 and ended up going 18 out of 26 at the charity stripe (69.2%). The Warriors permitted the Cavaliers to convert 42 of their 82 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.2% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 94 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6%. When it comes to shots from distance, Golden State knocked down 12 out of 44 attempts (27.3%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.0%. The Cavaliers committed 21 personal fouls for this contest which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Warriors snagged 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 38 in the game.

Brandin Podziemski pitched in for the Warriors for the game. Podziemski had 25 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes for this game. He made 9 out of 15 in this game for a rate of 60.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Golden State has a record of 36-41 this year. The Warriors are committing 19.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 80.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 29.0 times per contest (4th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.7 times per game. Golden State has scored 8,841 pts this year (114.8 per game) and they pull in 42.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Warriors are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 25th in basketball.

The Golden State defense concedes 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (989 of 2,770) and opponents are making 80.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 27.0 assists and 44.5 total boards per game, which is ranked 17th and 18th in the NBA. The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 115.1. They are forcing 16.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.8% from the field (23rd in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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