It’s a prime-time matchup on ABC tonight when the Golden State Warriors visit the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. These teams met just a month ago in Oakland when the Sixers defeated the Warriors 113-104 on January 31. Tonight’s game pits the No. 1 scoring offense in the NBA against the No. 5 scoring offense in the NBA, so we should expect plenty of scoring.
Golden State is coming off back-to-back losses in Florida and has dropped three straight. Despite that, they are a five-point betting favorite tonight with the total at 236.5 and climbing.
Standout Stats
- Philly’s win on January 31 was the first time in 11 meetings that the Sixers beat the Warriors. The previous win came on March 2, 2013 in Philadelphia.
- The Sixers are 7-1 ATS in their last eight games vs Golden State, covering spreads of 8, 9, 17, 14, 22, 17 and 16 points from the underdog position.
- Golden State is 7-5 SU and 2-10 ATS over their last 12 games. This includes dropping three of their last four games and a 1-4 ATS record since the break.
- Philadelphia is 24-8 SU but just 16-16 ATS on home court. That stat includes an 11-2 SU record vs teams from the Western Conference, but just 7-6 ATS in those games. Golden State is 9-5 ATS as a visitor in the Eastern Conference.
- In February, The Sixers were one of the best three-point defending teams in the league, holding opponents to 30.9 percent. Golden State shoots 38 percent from beyond the arc and relied on three-point shooting for 34.5 percent of its points last month.
- Kevin Durant missed Golden State’s last game while Klay Thompson and Kevon Looney are out for tonight. Additionally, Andre Iguodala will not play against his former team. Joel Embiid and Boban Marjanovic are out for Philadelphia.
- The total has gone UNDER in six of the last eight games in this matchup and in nine of Philadelphia’s last 12 games.
- This is the first time the Sixers have been a home underdog since January 15, 2018 against the Raptors. They won that game outright, 117-111.
My Bet for Warriors vs Sixers
Sixers +5
Golden State will be without Klay Thompson tonight which will remove another three-point threat from their lineup with Iguodala already sidelined. With Joel Embiid out of the lineup for Philadelphia, we might see a little more inside play from the Warriors, although don't could on it.
In fact, it's been very hard to count on the Warriors for anything lately, and that's a major factor in why I like the Sixers to cover tonight. Philly may not win straight up, but I don't think Golden State runs away with this game.
