Warriors vs Clippers Odds & Picks: Golden State Struggling To Cover Spreads

Victories haven’t been coming easily lately for Golden State (42-15 SU, 29-24-4 ATS), which is 10-2 SU in its last 12 but hasn’t covered the spread in five straight outings. That could change against the low-scoring Clippers (28-30, 27-31), who are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 home games against the Warriors.

Warriors vs Clippers Odds & Analysis

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Golden State opened as a 5.5-point road favorite before moving to -6.5 chalk at the time of writing, indicating that sharp bettors have been backing the Warriors on their Warriors vs Clippers predictions. Golden State was a 3-point favorite when these teams last met in Los Angeles in November, a game the Warriors won 105-90.

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Thompson Helping Golden State Overcome Lack Of Size Inside

Although the Warriors have won 10 of their last 12 games, they haven’t covered the spread in five consecutive outings. On Saturday, Golden State trailed the Lakers by six points midway through the fourth quarter before storming back for a 117-115 win, failing to cover the 6-point spread. The Warriors are now 0-4-1 ATS in their last five, even though two of their wins in that stretch came by a dozen points.

Klay Thompson sparked Saturday’s comeback, scoring 16 points in the fourth quarter alone and finishing with a season-high 33 points on 12-of-22 shooting. Rookie Jonathan Kuminga also played a big role for the Dubs, starting in place of Otto Porter Jr. at power forward to contribute 18 points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes.

Porter could return tonight but might come off the bench as Golden State looks to limit his minutes while he deals with nagging injuries. The Warriors continue to be thin in the frontcourt with Draymond Green still out with a calf injury and Andre Iguodala sidelined indefinitely with back tightness.

Defense Key To Clippers’ Upset Hopes Without Leonard, George In Lineup

The Clippers turned to their defense Saturday in Dallas to snap a three-game losing skid, edging the Mavericks 99-97 for their first point spread cover in six games. Prior to Saturday, LA had allowed at least 112 points in five straight, going OVER the total in each of those contests.

With Kawhi Leonard and Paul George still sidelined indefinitely, the Clippers aren’t built to outscore anybody these days and will likely need another strong defensive performance to have a chance at the upset. Reggie Jackson, Marcus Morris and Terance Mann combined to score 67 of their 99 points Saturday and LA has not scored more than 116 points in regulation in 14 straight.

The Clips will also be without recent trade acquisition Norm Powell for a while due to a bone fracture in his left foot. Powell averaged more than 21 points per game in his first three outings as a Clipper and has scored at least 16 points in eight consecutive contests.

Warriors vs Clippers Pick & Insights

Warriors: Keys To Cover

Not many teams can boast a better backcourt than Golden State’s duo of Steph Curry and Thompson, now that the latter looks like he’s all the way back from his ACL injury. Thirteen of the Warriors’ last 18 wins have come by seven points or more.

Clippers: Keys To Cover

The Clippers may be catching Golden State at the right time as the Warriors are dealing with injury issues and playing their fourth game in six days. LA’s best chance at the upset will probably be a grind-it-out style that exploits the Warriors’ lack of size, so the UNDER may be the safer Warriors vs Clippers prediction.

Odds Shark’s Computer Warriors vs Clippers Prediction: Warriors -6

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