Warriors vs Rockets Match Player Stats | Thursday, March 5th 2026

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Todays Thursday, March 5th Matchup Details

Thursday | Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets
NBA Game is on Thursday, March 5th 2026
05/03/26 19:30:00 PM EST Tipoff

Positive Player Stats should contribute to these Odds, Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets Predictions & Best Bets

Brandin Podziemski has posted 16.8 points per game over the last 5 games, 4.4 more than he’s posted overall this year.

The 8th-speediest pace-of-play away team in the NBA over the last 15 games has been the Warriors.

The Warriors rank as the 7th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 5 games without the home court advantage (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore produce new opportunities for scoring and assists).

The Rockets are expected to see a rise in plays today from sharing the court with the 8th-quickest pace-of-play road team in the NBA over the last 15 games (the Golden State Warriors).

The Rockets check in as the best offensive rebounding offense in the league this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore lead to added chances for scoring and assists).

De’Anthony Melton has compiled 16.6 points per game over the last 5 games, 4.2 more than he’s compiled in all games this year.

The matchup vs. Houston may be a good one for drawing fouls; the opposition’s starting SGs have attempted a colossal 4.4 free throws per game over the last 5 games when the Houston Rockets are on their home court (4th-most in the league).

The matchup vs. Golden State is a favorable one; when the Warriors are away from home, they have given up the most points per game in the league to the other team’s starting PGs this year (24.4).

The matchup against Golden State is a favorable one for getting to the free-throw line; the other team’s starting PGs have attempted a massive 7.1 foul shots per game this year when the Warriors are on the road (most in the league).

Reed Sheppard has tallied 19.2 points per game over the last 5 games, 6.5 more than he’s tallied overall this year.

This year when they are on their home court, the other team’s starting SGs have attempted 3.2 foul shots per game (5th-most in the league) vs. the Warriors, finding it easy to get to the charity stripe.

The matchup vs. Houston may be a good one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a whopping 7.6 free throws per game over the last 5 games when the Rockets are playing at home (most in the NBA).

The matchup against the Golden State Warriors is a good one for 3-pointers; the opposing team’s starting SFs have shot for the highest three percentage in the NBA this year (47.0%).

The matchup against the Warriors is a strong one for field goal attempts; the opposing team’s starting PFs have totaled the 5th-most FG attempts per game in the league this year (14.4).

The matchup against Golden State is a positive one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted an enormous 4.9 foul shots per game this year when the Golden State Warriors are the visiting team (8th-most in the NBA).

Gui Santos has totaled 16.2 points per game over the last 5 games without the home court advantage, 9.2 higher than he’s totaled overall this year on the road.

This year when they are the visiting team, opposing starting SFs have attempted 3.5 foul shots per game (6th-most in the NBA) vs. the Rockets, finding it easy to get to the charity stripe.

Al Horford has notched 12.4 points per game over the last 5 games, 4.2 higher than he’s notched in all games this year.

The matchup against the Golden State Warriors is a positive one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; opposing starting PFs have tallied the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the league over the last 10 games (5.7).

Prediction Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets Odds, Best Bets & Team Prop from Negative Player Stats

The Warriors rank as the 6th-least efficient 3-point shooting team in the league over the last 15 games.

Over the last 10 games when they are away from home, the opposing team’s starting PGs have notched 12.8 points per game (2nd-fewest in the NBA) vs. the Rockets, resulting in a difficult matchup for offensive efficiency.

The Houston Rockets have played at the 2nd-slowest pace in the NBA this year, which should lead to decreased plays for the Golden State Warriors.

The matchup vs. Houston may be a tough one for getting to the free-throw line; opposing starting PGs have attempted a lowly 1.7 foul shots per game over the last 10 games when the Rockets are on their home court (least in the NBA).

As it relates to three-point attempts, the least aggressive offense in the league at home this year has been the Rockets.

The 2nd-slowest tempo team in the NBA this year has been the Rockets.

This year when they are on their home court, the opposition’s starting SGs have shot 21.6% on three-pointers (weakest in the NBA) against the Golden State Warriors, labeling this as a tough matchup.

This year, the opposition’s starting PFs have shot 21.7% on three-pointers (lowest in the NBA) vs. the Houston Rockets, branding this as a difficult matchup.

The matchup against Houston is a difficult one for 3-point shots; when the Houston Rockets have the home court advantage, the other team’s starting SGs have compiled the lowest 3-point percentage in the league this year (24.8%).

The matchup vs. Houston is a difficult one for three-point attempts; the opposition’s starting PGs have averaged the least 3-point attempts per game in the league over the last 5 games when the Rockets have the home court advantage (3.0).

This year when they are away from home, opposing starting SFs have shot 26.1% on 3-pointers (2nd-weakest in the NBA) vs. the Houston Rockets, designating this as a challenging matchup.

This year, the opposing team’s starting SFs have attempted 2.4 free throws per game (8th-lowest in the league) against the Golden State Warriors, finding it difficult to get to the free-throw line.

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