Filip Tomic
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It’s one of the busiest nights in the NBA this month as 24 teams hit the NBA hardwood on a Wednesday. I’m focusing on the 2nd part of the ESPN double-header between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors, tipping off at 10 pm ET.
Continue reading below to see my same-game parlay, but also don’t forget to check our predictions on the side and total for the rest of Wednesday’s 12-game slate.
Let’s jump into it!
Stephen Curry over 24.5 points (-122)
Robert Williams to record 10+ rebounds (-174)
Klay Thompson over 3.5 made threes (+124)
Marcus Smart to record 6+ assists (-104)
Parlay odds: +1162
Stephen Curry over 24.5 points (-122)
Curry is coming off a masterful 47-point performance on his birthday just 2 days ago as he went 16-for-25 from the field and drained 7 of his 14 attempts from three in the win over Washington. It was the 2nd time in 3 games that he’s gone over 24.5 points and for the month of March he’s averaging 27 per game. Against the Celtics earlier this season he’s already had a 30-point game on the road and in his last 3 games against them he’s dropped 30, 47 and 38 points while making at least 5 threes in each of those games. He’s been on a good scoring run averaging 26 points over his last 9 games, I think he will have very little issues getting to at least 25 points in this one.
Be sure to check out our full game preview for Boston Celtics vs Golden State Warriors
Robert Williams to record 10+ rebounds (-174)
Williams is on a really good stretch for the Celtics lately, averaging 9.9 boards over his last 10 games and against the Warriors in the earlier meeting this season he had 11 of them. He’s collected double-digit boards in 3 of his last 6 games and for the 2nd consecutive month, he is averaging at least 10 per game. Golden State gives up 10 offensive boards per game at home this season, so that’s an opportunity for Williams to do some damage here. He matches up with Kevon Looney in this one, although they are the same height, Williams has about 15 lbs on him which he can use to his advantage.
Klay Thompson over 3.5 made threes (+124)
Klay has been lighting it up lately scoring at least 20 or more points in 3 of his last 4 games, including a 38-point eruption against the Milwaukee Bucks a couple of games ago. He has scored 4 and 8 threes in his last 2 games and for the month of March, he is making 3.2 per game on 34% shooting. Boston is generally really good at defending the perimeter, but they showed weaknesses in the game against the Mavericks where they allowed the Mavs to connect on 40.5% shots from deep. A team like Golden State should know how to use that to their advantage, their 3 point percentage has gone up in the last 3 games from 36.4% to 37.9% and Klay is a big reason for that.
Marcus Smart to record 6+ assists (-104)
Smart has been focused a lot more on sharing the ball lately than scoring which is evident from his last 9 games. He’s averaging 7.1 dimes during that stretch which is a substantial increase from his season average of 5.6 per game. He had one of his best games of the season against the Warriors scoring 19, but also dishing out 8 assists. He has collected 6 or more assists in 3 of his last 5 games and is averaging 7.3 per game this month. His main assignment tonight will be slowing down Stephen Curry, which should result in a slight increase in minutes played. If that is the case I think he will have no problems reaching 6 assists here.
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