The Golden State Warriors are favored by 6.5 points heading into Game 2 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center on Thursday, tipping off at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN. The Lakers are ahead in the series 1-0. The matchup has an over/under of 226.5.
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Spread: Lakers (+6.5) to Cover
- The Warriors are favored by both DraftKings and the model, but the model has them winning by significantly less (6.5 to 3.3 points). Take the Lakers and the points.
- Los Angeles is 40-40-2 ATS this season.
- The Lakers have been an underdog by 6.5 points or more 19 times this season, and covered the spread in six of those matchups.
- Golden State’s ATS record is 39-43-0 this season.
- When playing as at least 6.5-point favorites this season, the Warriors have an ATS record of 14-13.
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Total: Over 226.5
- The DraftKings point total for this matchup is more than two possessions lower (7.4 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the over.
- Golden State’s games have finished with more than 226.5 points 61 times so far this year.
- Los Angeles’ games have had over 226.5 points 53 times this season.
- Warriors games have hit the over 43 out of 82 times this season.
- Lakers games have gone over the point total 43 out of 82 times this season.
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Moneyline Winner: Warriors (-280)
- Prediction: Warriors 119, Lakers 115
- This season, Golden State has won 37 out of the 58 games, or 63.8%, in which it has been favored.
- Los Angeles has been an underdog in 51 games this season and has come away with the win 23 times (45.1%) in those contests.
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Stephen Curry Rebounds Prop: Over 5.5
- Stephen Curry posts 29.4 points, 6.1 boards and 6.3 assists per game, shooting 49.3% from the floor and 42.7% from downtown (seventh in NBA) with 4.9 made treys per contest.
- Curry has averaged 0.6 more rebounds per game (6.1) than his prop bet total in Thursday’s game (5.5).
- Bookmakers have listed a rebound total for him 57 times this season, and he has hit the over in 36 of those games.
- On the boards, the Lakers are sixth in the league in rebounds (45.7 per game). They are 25th in rebounds allowed (44.9 per game).
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Anthony Davis Points Prop: Over 26.5
- Anthony Davis is putting up 25.9 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest. He’s also draining 56.3% of his shots from the floor.
- Thursday’s prop bet for Davis is 26.5 points, 0.6 more than his season average.
- Davis is 30-for-54 at hitting the over on his points prop this season.
- The Warriors have been led by their offense, as they rank second-best in the NBA by scoring 118.9 points per game. They rank 21st in the league in points allowed (117.1 per contest).
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All stats in this article refer to the 2022-23 regular season.
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