NBA Basketball Matchup: Warriors vs Trail Blazers
The Golden State Warriors are coming off an interesting last couple of games. They have played Denver twice, winning by 15 at home and them losing by a whopping 39 points on the road.
The Golden State Warriors are coming off an interesting last couple of games. They have played Denver twice, winning by 15 at home and them losing by a whopping 39 points on the road.
A battle between two teams on opposite streaks, that have found themselves almost even in the Northwestern race.
The Portland Trail Blazers will be playing their final game of three consecutive games in three nights, aiming to end their three-game home losing streak, returning from Golden State to host the Los Angeles Clippers for the second time this season at the Rose Garden on Thursday night.
There are a lot of storylines for this odd, labour stoppage shortened NBA season but there probably isn’t one you can think of that features the Portland Trailblazers.
Portland started the season red hot, but the Blazers have cooled off a bit as the season has progressed.
It is probably not a good sign when the way your team’s makes the national headlines is for having someone step on your power forward’s face.
The Western Conference playoff race figures to be the Lakers versus the field.
Los Angeles has sprinted away from the pack this season while the #2 through #8 teams in the West are grouped as closely as any other season in the history of the NBA.
There’s a new No.1 team in the NBA, but not by much. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers will probably fight for the top spot for the rest of the year, and NBA betting players will have a tough time deciding which team to go with in their offshore sportsbook.
There isn’t much change near the top of the NBA power rankings this week, as the NBA betting favorites for the championship have stayed essentially the same, although Cleveland is hot on the Lakers’ heels.
(Last week’s ranking in brackets)
BetUS NBA Basketball Betting Odds: PORTLAND -6.5, Total 193.5
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* MIL has played eight of its last nine games OVER the total
* MIL has lost four of its last six road games SU