Washington Wizards vs Golden State Warriors NBA Betting Preview & Odds
Interconference hoops and we will see the Washington Wizards travel to Oracle Arena to take on the Golden State Warriors. TNT will carry this game, which has a start time of 10:30 pm EST.
Current betting odds for this game have the have the Warriors listed as 13 point favorites, while the total has been set at 226.5.
Head-To-Head This Year: Golden State won the lone matchup 134-121 as 10 point road favorites.
The Washington Wizards have moved into the 9th slot in the East, but still they are tied with Chicago for that slot and both teams are 2.5 games out of the 8th slot. The Wizards have won 6 of their last 8 games and are 36-37 on the year, including 17-18 on the road. Making up ground in the playoff race will not be easy here as the Warriors have yet to lose at home. After this game the Wizards still have road games vs Sacramento, Phoenix and the Clippers, but they do have three of their final five games at home. Washington is led by by John Wall, who comes in averaging 20.2 ppg, and he is 3rd in the league in assists at 10.2 apg. Bradley Beal is 2nd on the team in scoring at 17.4 ppg and has hit 39.7% of his shots from downtown, while Marcin Gortat has had a nice year as he is 3rd on the team in scoring at 13. ppg, and he leads them in rebounding at 9.9 rpg. Rounding out the double digit scorers is Otto Porter (11.7 ppg) and Markieff Morris (11.0 ppg), but Morris is questionable for this game. Washington checks in at 10th in the league in scoring, putting up 103.5 ppg, while also ranking 12th in shooting overall and 7th in 3-point shooting, but they are also just 25th from the free throw line. Defense hasn’t been a strong suit of the Wizards as they come in at 21st in points allowed, giving up 104.4 ppg, while also ranking 25th in defensive FG% overall and 27th in 3-point defense. On the road the Wizards have averaged 101.4 ppg on 45.4% shooting, while allowing 105.0 ppg on 46.4% shooting.
Trends: The Wizards are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games playing on 1 days rest, but just 7-18 ATS in their last 25 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Over is 5-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record, while the Under is 9-4 in their last 13 games playing on 1 days rest
The Golden State Warriors continue to inch towards breaking the Bulls record of 72-10, which they set back in 1995-96. They come in having won their last four in a row and are now 66-7 overall, including a perfect 35-0 at home. The Warriors have 6 of thier final 9 games at home, but their critical stretch will be the last 4 games of the year as they face Memphis twice and the Spurs twice in those four games. The Warriors are led league’s top scorer in Steph Curry, who comes in averaging 30.0 ppg, while hitting 45.0% from downtown. Klay Thompson has had another solid season as he averages 22.7 ppg and he hits 43.5% from long range. Thompson comes in off back-to-back 40 points games. Draymond Green leads the team in rebounding at 9.6 ppg and is 3rd on the team in scoring at 13.8 ppg, while rounding out the double digit scorers is Harrison Barnes at 11.3 ppg. This is the best offensive team in the league as they come in ranked tops in the league in scoring, putting up 115.3 ppg, while also ranking 2nd in shooting overall and 1st from long range, but they are not great from the charity stripe where they are 18th. The defensive numbers are solid as they come in ranked 20th in points allowed, giving up just 104.1 ppg, while also ranking 3rd defensive FG% and 3rd in 3-point defense. At home the Warriors average 116.3 ppg on 49.1% shooting, while allowing 101.0 ppg on 44.3% shooting.
Trends: The Warriors are 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games playing on 1 days rest and 18-8 ATS in their last 26 games following a ATS loss, but just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game. The Over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 home games vs. a team with a losing road record, while the Under is 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
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