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The weekend tips off with 6 games on Saturday and the biggest game of the night is happening in the Bay Area as the Golden State Warriors host the Brooklyn Nets. You can catch that game live on ABC at 8:30 pm ET, and to mark the occasion I’ve prepared a same game parlay which you can find below.
We also have predictions on the side and total for the rest of Saturday’s 6-game slate, so be sure to check those out. Without wasting any more time, let’s jump into the Nets vs Warriors clash!
Golden State Warriors -6.5 (-108)
Steph Curry to score 35+ points (+500)
James Harden over 2.5 threes (+140)
Parlay odds: +2051
Golden State Warriors -6.5 (-108)
The Nets are without Kevin Durant and are on a 3-game losing streak. Although they’ve been good on the road this season, it’s going to be tough against a Warriors team that has gone 23-4 SU at Chase Center. Golden State has also covered the spread 17 times in 27 home games, and against the Nets they are 7-1 SU in the last 8 meetings at home. If we look at just home games played on a Saturday this team is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 games. Both Curry and Thompson shot the ball really well against Minnesota in their last game, and I expect that to carry on tonight against a not-so-reliable defensive duo of Kyrie Irving and James Harden. If the Warriors get off to a hot start here, the Nets could be in a lot of trouble.
Check out our full game preview for Brooklyn Nets vs Golden State Warriors
Steph Curry to score 35+ points (+500)
It’s not often you get this type of odds for Curry to score 35 points. Sure, Steph has been in a bit of a drought when it comes to shooting the ball, but he seems to be turning it around after a 29-point performance against Minnesota the other night. He shot the ball at 50% from the field and drained 6 of 10 threes. The MVP conversation is heating up and Curry is no longer part of it — he is definitely aware of this and we can expect him to pick up his game in the coming weeks and even months. The reason why I like this bet so much is the fact that he has played extremely well in head-to-head meetings with the Nets. Over the last 6 games against them, he has scored 37, 27, 20, 35, 34 and 39 points, so I am really liking his chances against a Brooklyn team that has allowed 124 and 136 points in 2 of their last 3 games.
James Harden over 2.5 threes (+140)
With the news of Harden struggling a bit with his hamstring again, I think he will refrain from taking the ball on the inside and rely a bit more on his outside shooting here. The Beard has been lighting it up lately for the Nets with KD being out. He has scored 30 or more in 2 of his last 3 games and he went over 2.5 threes once against the Spurs when he drained 4 of his 8 attempts. In his last 5 games against the Warriors, he has gone over 2.5 threes a total of 4 times. If we expand that to the last 10 games he is averaging an impressive 4.7 makes from deep against this team, so I think he won’t have much trouble getting at least 3 of them tonight.
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