Denver vs Golden State NBA Odds Handicapping
The Denver Nuggets pulled off a big upset on Wednesday, defeating a heavily favored Houston Rockets. They will now travel to northern California to take on the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland in game three of a four-game season series. [ad-4468020]
Date/Time: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, April 10, 2104
Venue:Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Broadcast: TNT
Spread: -12 Warriors
Over/Under: 213.5
Again Denver is the underdog in this one. So far the Nuggets (34-44) have split the season series with the Warriors at one game apiece, and despite losing seven of their last 10 games, will aim to once again play the spoiler after last night’s123-116 win over the Rockets 116.
Randy Foye hit six 3-pointers en route to 30 points and added 15 assists as the team halted Houston’s three-game winning streak. Evan Fournier added 14 points off the bench and Aaron Brooks contributed 13 points and seven assists for Denver against his former team.
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It was big offensive night for Denver, who on the season average only 104.1 points on 44.8 percent shooting.
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However, they allowed the Rockets to hang around as have their last 11 of 12 opponents, which all topped 100 points.
Denver allows 106.4 points on 45.6 percent shooting per game and will have its hands full with the Warriors who average 103.6 points on 46.1 percent shooting.
Golden State (48-29)has won seven of its last 10 games scoring 100-plus points and can inch closer to clinching a playoff berth with a win over the Nuggets.
The Warriors beat up on Utah last time out, 130- 102, on Klay Thompson’s 33 points. It was the third time in four games that Thompson has scored above 20 points. He was also 7-of-10 from 3-point range vs. the Jazz, and is shooting 52.8 percent from beyond the arc in his last five games.
Free Pick on Denver
The Warriors are on a roll and are 26-13 at home, while the Nuggets have won just 13 of their road games this season.
Denver gives up a ton of points but can do its fair share of scoring, as seen by last night’s win over Houston.
And because the Nuggets have either won or lost by single-digits in their last four meetings against the Warriors, I am going with Denver and the points.
Warriors 114 Nuggets 105