The Golden State Warriors are one of the hottest teams in the league after defeating the Jazz 127-86 and the Blazers 139-104, covering both spreads and style. On the other hand, the Clippers went to OT and lost in the season opener to the Suns (117-113) then upset the Nuggets in Denver (109-104) yesterday.
This is the first back-to-back of the season for the Clippers and they were the second-worst team ATS last year when at a disadvantage (6-13).
The market has them as a +9.5 road underdog in Golden State, so the Warriors, who went 9-1 on the ML and 8-2 ATS with a rest advantage last year, appear to be on the fast track to 3-0. beginning and in prevailing fashion.
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Game odds for Clippers @ Warriors
Sunday morning’s latest odds:
● Moneyline: Golden State Warriors (-405), Los Angeles Clippers (+320)
● Spread: Warriors -9.5
● Total: 221.5
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Likely starting lineups for Los Angeles and Golden State
· Los Angeles Clippers
PG James Harden
SG Terrance Mann
SF Norman Powell
PF Derrick Jones Jr.
C Ivica Zubac
· Golden State Warriors
PG Steph Curry
SG Andrew Wiggins
SF Jonathan Kuminga
PF Draymond Green
C Trayce Jackson-Davis
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Top betting trends and insights to know ahead of Clippers @ Warriors
· The Clippers finished 5-11 on the ML (31.3%) and 6-10 ATS (37.5%) last season as an away underdog, ranking 5th-worst ATS.
· Los Angeles was 8-7-1 (53.3%) to the Under last year as an outside underdog.
· Los Angeles was 8-11 (42.1%) on the ML with a rest disadvantage last year and 6-13 ATS (31.6%), which was second worst in the NBA.
· Golden State is 2-0 ATS this season and one of five remaining teams that is undefeated ATS.
· Golden State went 12-22 ATS (35.3%) as a home favorite last season, the fifth-worst mark in the NBA.
· Golden State went 19-15 (55.9%) on the ML as a home favorite last year, ranking seventh worst.
· Golden State was 5-5 overall with a rest advantage last season, plus an NBA-best 8-2 ATS (80%) and 9-1 on the ML (90%), which was second best behind Boston . (28-3).
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Top Point Props
Steph Curry O/U 24.5 Points
James Harden O/U 22.5 Points
Norman Powell O/U 18.5 Points
Highest Bounce Props
Ivica Zubac O/U 10.5 Rebounds
Draymond Green O/U 5.5 Rebounds
James Harden O/U 5.5 Rebounds
Trayce Jackson-Davis O/U 5.5 Rebounds
Highest Helping Props
James Harden O/U 9.5 Assists
Steph Curry O/U 5.5 Assists
Draymond Green O/U 5.5 Assists
Expert picks and predictions for Clippers @ Warriors
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NBC Sports Betting Best Bet
Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes Stephen Curry to go Under 24.5 Points:
“I took Curry’s Under 26.5 Points as my best bet on Friday and he went for 20 points on 7-of-20 from the field, 4-for-13 from three and 27 minutes played. Golden State crushed Utah 127- 86 and both wins have been blowouts in favor of the Warriors this season.
I do lean Golden State -9.5 here and think if you talk Curry Under 24.5 Points with that, you get a +241 price because the two don’t quite correlate. Curry has an injury to one of the fingers on his shooting hand, so Curry is still a good bet to go Under his point guard.”
Here are the best bets our model projects for the Nuggets and the Clippers:
· Money line: NBC Sports finds value in taking the Los Angeles ML (+320)
· to spread: NBC Sports finds low confidence in Golden State on the spread
· All in all: NBC Sports has low confidence in a play on the Total OVER 221.5 points
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