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2023 NBA Handicapping Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers
(34-31) Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers (37-31)
Date: Saturday, March 16th
Time: 8:30 PM ET
Venue: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
Moneyline NBA Odds: Warriors +183| Lakers -217 (Bet Now!)
NBA ATS Betting Odds: Lakers -5.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total (O/U): 234.5
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On Saturday, the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers meet for the third of four scheduled meetings this season. Each team has won once with the final meeting in LA on April 9th.
Both teams have been off since Wednesday when the Warriors lost 99-109 to the Mavericks while the Lakers lost 107-120 to the Kings.
Season Series
Overall, last season, the squads played four times with the Lakers winning three of the four contests. The Lakers also hold the all-time record having bested the Warriors in 262 of their 436 matches.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, on Friday, March 15th. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Saturday, March 16th.
Golden State Warriors
Every franchise cornerstone is relied upon to push their team over the edge or to deliver in clutch time. That’s especially true of Stephen Curry whose Warriors struggle with him off the court or when he’s out injured.
In the six games he’s missed this season the Dubs have collected just a single victory and that was against the tanking Spurs. As per the tweet below Curry intends to return on Saturday assuming practice and post-practice rehab go without incident.
Warriors Stats
Golden State ranks 15th offensively (116.5) as well as defensively (115.2) with a net differential of plus +1.3 which ranks 14th overall.
The Dubs’ recent uptick in performance has translated to their against-the-spread rating with a 36-29 record overall through 65 games.
Warriors Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Draymond Greens, PF (questionable—back)
- Stephen Curry, PG (questionable—ankle)
Los Angeles Lakers
Matchups are everything even in the regular season as the Lakers are all too familiar. Their size poses problems for the Thunder, Clippers, and Suns.
Conversely, teams with speedy guards and a big man capable of initiating playmaking is the most problematic for the Lakers.
Case in point the combo of the Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murry plus the Kings’ Domantas Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox caused LA fits as they swept their season series.
Lakers Stats
LA ranks 17th offensively (114.9) as well as defensively (115.4), with a minus net differential of -0.5 ranking 19th overall.
The Lakers aren’t a great choice when betting against the spread with a 31-37 record to this point in the season.
Lakers Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Christian Wood, PF (OUT indefinitely — knee)
- Jarred Vanderbilt, SF (OUT indefinitely — foot)
- Cam Reddish, SG (downgraded to doubtful — ankle)
- Gabe Vincent, PG (OUT indefinitely —knee)
- Colin Castleton, C (OUT indefinitely — wrist)
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Warriors vs. Lakers NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Warriors are 13-6 ATS in their last 19 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Golden State’s last 12 games.
- Also, the Warriors are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games against LA Lakers.
- By comparison, the Lakers are 12-6 SU in their last 18 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers’ last 7 games.
- Also, the Lakers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games when hosting Golden State.
Free Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Prediction:
Both teams will consider this a must-win match to get a leg up on the season series and the standings. LA sits a game up on the 10th-seeded Warriors but Golden State has two extra games to play.
As per above if Curry and Green can play they’ll present a similar issue as the Nuggets and Kings but their participation is uncertain as of posting.
I haven’t bought into the Lakers overall but since they’re at home I’ll roll with them taking the match but in a closer contested battle than the spread.
NOTE: if both Curry and Green are out I’m more amenable to LA covering the spread so check the last pre-game injury report.
4* Free Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Betting Pick: Warriors +5.5
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NBA Tweet Of The Day
"That's the plan."
Steph Curry on making his return tomorrow vs. the Lakers pic.twitter.com/70SJMtvw3R
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) March 16, 2024
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