A first-round showdown has the No. 2 seed Houston Rockets facing the No. 7 seed Golden State Warriors on Sunday during the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Warriors took down the Memphis Grizzlies, 121-116, in the NBA Play-In Tournament to lock down the seventh seed in the NBA playoff bracket. As for the Rockets, they finished the regular season with a 52-30 record. 

Tip-off from the Toyota Center in Houston is set for 9:30 p.m. ET. The Rockets are 1-point favorites in the latest Rockets vs. Warriors odds, while the over/under for total points is 213. The Rockets are -118 money-line favorites (risk $118 to win $100), while the Warriors are -102 underdogs. Before you make any Rockets vs. Warriors picks, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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