Filip Tomic
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We finally get to find out who is the best team in the NBA right now as the 18-2 Golden State Warriors take on the 17-3 Phoenix Suns tonight. This game is the second part of Tuesday’s TNT doubleheader. which starts at 7:30pm ET with the Battle of New York between the Knicks and Nets. Tipoff is scheduled for 10pm ET.
You can read our predictions on the side and total for tonight’s 5-game NBA slate, but now let’s focus on the Warriors and Suns!
Golden State Warriors ML (+110)
Stephen Curry to score 35+ points (+260)
Devin Booker to score 30+ points (+265)
Parlay odds: +2297
Golden State Warriors ML (+110)
It’s time for the Warriors to put the discussions to rest on who is the best team in the league. No matter how good the Suns have been in their 16-game win streak, the Warriors have the X-factor in Stephen Curry. They rank 2nd in offensive rating, behind only the Utah Jazz, and 1st in defensive rating with the closest team being 4.2 points away. They are also the only team in the NBA with a double-digit Net Rating after 20 games. Right now it stands at 13.6 points and this team basically has no flaws on offense. They are assisting on 70.6% of their baskets and with Klay Thompson and James Wiseman coming back they’ll only get better. They’ve beaten the Suns in 15 of 20 meetings and they are good enough to stop Phoenix having a perfect month of November.
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Stephen Curry to score 35+ points (+260)
It seems like only Stephen Curry can stop Stephen Curry at this point. In his last 3 games, he has scored 6, 6 and 7 threes while shooting 48% from downtown, which is absurd. His matchup tonight will be against 36-year-old Chris Paul, who he has cooked a number of times in his career already. Steph was just 2 points shy of 35 in his last game, against the Clippers, and not long ago he had a stretch of 4 games with 35+ points in 6 outings. It’s also worth pointing out that the Suns aren’t exactly good in home games when it comes to defending the perimeter. They allow the 7th-highest percentage of shots made from downtown at 35.3%. Tonight’s game is a big one and Steph will know how to take advantage of that.
Devin Booker to score 30+ points (+265)
Just like Steph with the Warriors, Devin Booker has been a driving force behind the flawless month of November so far for Phoenix. He has really picked it up in his last 3 games against the Cavaliers, Knicks and Nets by scoring 35, 32 and 30 points. Booker shot over 50% in each of those games and has also made 10 of 20 shots from 3-point land. He isn’t afraid of taking the ball to the basket — against the Nets over the weekend he went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line. The last time he played the Warriors he finished the game with 34 points, so he is more than capable of doing damage. Book will have to have a big night if Phoenix wants to get anything out of tonight’s game.
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