Now that (most) first-round matchups are set, the CBS Sports NBA staff went matchup-by-matchup to make our pic

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are favored over the higher-seeded Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. Here's a look at the betting odds ahead of the upcoming playoff series, courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.

The Warriors won four fewer games than the Rockets and lost two of the final three head-to-head meetings, but they’re still series favorites.

Detroit’s best pathway to victory is if the Knicks start running out of players, but we’re early in the playoffs for that, and New York should benefit from the return of Mitchell Robinson. The Knicks have been fantastic against non-elite teams all season and should continue that trend. Pick: Knicks in 6

The Grizzlies will have one last chance to clinch a playoff berth after their play-in tournament loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Mavericks survived an

The Golden State Warriors had one of the most impactful NBA trade deadlines of any team by acquiring six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler, and now they are hoping the

Among the most significant errors was a missed foul on Draymond Green, who should have earned a sixth and exited the game with 1:29 left.