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Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Clippers: Both teams are coming off a win
The Los Angeles Clippers are hosting the Golden State Warriors today at Crypto.com Arena.
The Warriors look like a contender
The Golden State Warriors are on top of the Western Conference with a 10-2 record, including 6-1 on the road. They have won the last three games and are coming off a 123-118 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Warriors are third in the league scoring 121.3 points per game and are ranked ninth shooting 47.5% from the field. Steph Curry leads the team averaging 22.7 points per game.
Are the Clippers in a real trouble?
The Los Angeles Clippers are 11th in the Western Conference with a 7-7 record, including 4-4 at home. They are coming off a 116-105 win over the Utah Jazz that ended their three-game losing streak. The Clippers are seventh in the league shooting 37% from three-point territory but are among the bottom five teams shooting only 75.7% from the free throw line. Norman Powell leads the team averaging 23.6 points per game.
Betting Trends
The Clippers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 home games against the Warriors, and 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played on Monday. They are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games against teams from the Western Conference and 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games against teams from the Pacific Division. Los Angeles has played over the total point line in 6 of their last 9 games against Golden State and 4 of their last 6 home games played on Monday while has played under in 4 of their last 5 home games. The Warriors are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games overall, 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against the Clippers and 6-0 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the Western Conference. They are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall, and 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against the Clippers. Golden State has played over the total point line in their last 7 games overall, their last 5 game son the road and 10 of their last 15 games against teams from the Pacific Division.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams will miss their top players in this one, as Steph Curry is out with a minor injury for the Warriors and Kawhi Leonard has yet to play a game for the Clippers this season. Curry suffered a minot injury in the last game against the Grizzlies and will sit this one out. Even without him, the Warriors are in much better form than the Clippers and will have a chance to end the four-game losing streak against the team from Los Angeles. Still, there is no doubt that the Warriors are a completely different team without Curry, so we are going with over 224 total points.
