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Reeling Wizards Host High-Scoring Warriors

The Golden State Warriors (5-8 SU, 6-7 ATS, 9-4 O/U) have dropped two straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook. Still, their recent woes are nothing in comparison to those of the Washington Wizards (1-10 SU, 3-8 ATS, 5-6 O/U) who are off to one of the worst starts in franchise history.

Losers of each of their last five games, the Wizards finally fired head coach Eddie Jordan on Monday, finalizing a move I have been suggesting the last two seasons.

The franchise has named personnel guy Ed Tapscott as the interim coach and for his faithful dedication, he gets to try to help the Wizards snap their five-game skid, beginning tonight.

“That’s an unacceptable record, obviously,” team president Ernie Grunfeld said. “We had to do something. The way we’re losing games was unacceptable.”

Washington’s latest loss was a 122-117 road loss at New York on Saturday as the Wiz failed to cover the spread for BetUS NBA sports betting backers as a 2.5-poit road underdog.

“This is not the end of the season. This is not the end of the world,” Wizards forwards Antawn Jamison said. “We’ve got to move forward.”

The team must have finally seen what I knew years ago, that they need to actually play some defense despite having three all-stars on the roster in Jamison, Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler.

Tapscott will immediately try to address the team’s defense as Washington has allowed 103.5 points per game this season with opponents draining a whopping 47.5 percent of their shots against the Wizards.

“We’ve been a little sieve-like, letting people go down the lane,” Tapscott said. “Our philosophy will be: ‘Protect the rim and the lane.'”

The Wizards will host a Warriors team that is coming off an 89-81 road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday in a rare, low-scoring affair.

“It’s all part of getting better and learning,” second-year forward Brandan Wright said. “It’s no excuse, but we’re not going to get down on ourselves.”

The Warriors got just 19 combined points from their two leading scorers, veterans, Stephen Jackson and Corey Maggette, who shot a combined 7-of-24 from the field.

Golden State will have a new weapon In shooting guard Jamal Crawford whom the team acquired from the Knicks on Friday.

“I am really excited and energized about this opportunity,” Crawford said. “The Warriors have been one of the most entertaining and fun teams in the league the last few years, and I think my abilities are very conducive with their style and their needs.”

Here is a look at the key trends for each team followed by my in-depth analysis and NBA Free Picks.

The Warriors are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
The Warriors are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning percentage of less than .400.
The Wizards are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Pacific.
The Wizards are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games playing on 2 days rest.
The Over is 4-0 in Warriors last 4 Tuesday games.
The Over is 4-0 in Warriors last 4 Tuesday games.
The Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
The Warriors are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Washington.
The Road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

Golden State Warriors Pk -110
Washington Wizards Pk -110

Over 210 -100
Under 210 -110

Analysis: With the Wizards actually attempting to play some defense tonight, I really like the under despite the Warriors’ usual high-scoring ways. As far as an outright winner is concerned, I say the Wizards fall just short in keeping up with Golden State. Keep it simple tonight and take the Warriors to snap their modest losing streak with a solid victory.

NBA Free Picks: Golden State Pk/Under 210 Total Points

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