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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