Filip Tomic
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Someone’s win streak will have to come to an end tonight, as winners of 9 in a row the Golden State Warriors visit Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Jazz, who have won 3 straight. Tip-off is scheduled for 10:00 pm ET on ESPN and I’ve prepared a same game parlay which is available below.
Don’t forget to check our predictions on the side and total for the rest of Wednesday’s 6-game slate.
Let’s dive in!
Golden State Warriors 1-10 win margin (+210)
Bojan Bogdanovic over 2.5 made threes (+132)
Stephen Curry over 4.5 made threes (+130)
Parlay odds: +1268
Golden State Warriors 1-10 win margin (+210)
I was a bit surprised to see the Jazz being favorites in this game considering Golden State has beaten them in 4 straight meetings. The 3 most recent games were decided by just 2, 7 and 3 points, so we could be in for another close one here. The Warriors have looked unstoppable since mid-January and have won 9 in a row, despite playing without their defensive anchor Draymond Green. They’ve also won 4 of their last 5 games on the road and are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games played on a Wednesday.
Utah is back on track with 3 wins in a row, but they’ll once again be without Rudy Gobert here, which is a big handicap for them defensively. They have only 1 win in their last 8 games against Western Conference opponents and are on a 5-game losing streak against teams from the Pacific Division. The Warriors should have enough to edge out the Jazz here.
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Bojan Bogdanovic over 2.5 made threes (+132)
Bojan is the 2nd leading scorer on the Jazz, averaging 17.9 points per game this season, but that number has jumped up to 18.9 over his last 9 appearances. In the 2 games against the Warriors this season he is averaging 20.5 points, while shooting 45% from the field. Donovan Mitchell returning to the lineup is great news for him as teams will now have to focus more on Mitchell, which should in theory help Bogey’s production.
Bogdanovic has scored 3 or more threes in 2 of his last 4 games. With the Warriors allowing opponents to shoot 38% from 3-point land over their last 3 games, I believe he will get to 3 made threes in front of the home crowd. The last time these 2 teams played in Salt Lake City we saw a total of 239 points scored, and Bojan drained 4 threes in that game.
Stephen Curry over 4.5 made threes (+130)
Speaking of that last game played between the 2 teams in Utah, Curry finished with 28 points and 6 threes made. The January shooting slump is behind him as he is shooting 36% over his last 9 games, and in his last 3 games he has had 7, 4 and 4 made threes. Utah ranks only 11th in defending the perimeter this season, with opponents averaging 34.2% makes against them per game.
With Gobert out, I believe the Jazz will make a conscious effort to guard the paint a bit more than they are used to, which should leave the perimeter wide open for Steph to take advantage of. In his last 10 games against the Jazz, he has scored at least 5 threes in 7 of them. With the news of Klay Thompson being rested for this game, Curry will get some extra shots from the perimeter. Fingers crossed he can capitalize on that.
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