The Golden State Warriors (45-35) enter as favorites by four points over the New Orleans Pelicans (48-32) on April 12, 2024 at Chase Center for a matchup of a pair of the top shooters in the league. The Warriors’ Curry buries 4.8 triples per contest (first in league), while the Pelicans’ McCollum makes 3.5 (third). The over/under for the matchup is 222.5.
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Spread: Pelicans (+4) to Cover
- The model favors the Warriors by 2.4 points, just 1.6 fewer than the 4-point spread set by DraftKings.
- New Orleans has gone 43-35-2 ATS this year.
- The Pelicans have covered the spread nine times this season (9-6 ATS) when playing as at least 4-point underdogs.
- Golden State has gone 42-36-2 ATS this season.
- When playing as at least 4-point favorites this season, the Warriors have an ATS record of 13-18.
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Total: Over 222.5
- The model projects a total 6.8 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game.
- In 57 games this year, Golden State and its opponent have combined for more than 222.5 points.
- New Orleans’ games have gone over 222.5 points on 48 occasions this year.
- So far this season, 40 out of the Warriors’ 80 games have hit the over.
- A total of 35 Pelicans games this season have gone over the point total.
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Moneyline Winner: Warriors (-180)
- Prediction: Warriors 116, Pelicans 113
- This season, Golden State has won 36 out of the 53 games, or 67.9%, in which it has been favored.
- New Orleans has been an underdog in 31 games this season and has come away with the win 17 times (54.8%) in those contests.
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Stephen Curry Rebounds Prop: Under 4.5
- Stephen Curry puts up 26.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocks.
- His per-game rebound average — 4.5 — equals his prop bet over/under for Friday’s game.
- He has gone over his rebound total in 38 of 76 games with a prop so far this season.
- The Pelicans collect 44.1 rebounds per game and concede 42.2 boards, ranking 10th and sixth, respectively, in the NBA.
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Zion Williamson Rebounds Prop: Under 6.5
- Zion Williamson is putting up 23.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists per contest. He’s also draining 57.7% of his shots from the floor.
- His rebounding average — 5.8 — is 0.7 lower than his over/under on Friday.
- Bookmakers have listed a rebound over/under for him 75 times this season, and he has gone over in 27 of those games.
- The Warriors are top-five this year in rebounding, ranking best in the league with 46.7 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, they rank 12th with 42.9 rebounds allowed per contest.
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