The Golden State Warriors will probably be planning to shut out their first-round NBA playoff series with the Los Angeles Clippers on home court when they tip off Game 5 on Wednesday as hefty 14-point favorites around the NBA playoff betting odds.
Golden State needed a strong fourth-quarter performance to eke out a 113-105 triumph in Game 4, also takes a 3-1 series lead into Wednesday night’s game at Oracle Arena.
The Warriors took a 62-54 edge into halftime of Sunday’s competition, but saw their lead cut to only 1 point from the fourth quarter before a late push handed them the triumph as 9.5-point favorites around the NBA playoff lines.
With the victory, the Warriors are now 9-2 up in their previous 11 games overall. However, the team is still a major disappointment to bettors. After failing to cover in their Game 4 win, the Warriors are only 3-5 against the spread in their previous eight games, extending their shaky performance at the sportsbooks that frees them using a 27th-ranked 35-46-1 ATS record during the regular season.
Golden State has also produced mixed effects on home hardware in recent weeks, going 8-5 SU and 6-7 ATS in their past 13, such as a stunning collapse in the group’s 135-131 reduction to Los Angeles in Game 2 as 13.5-point home chalk on the NBA playoff odds. However, that defeat marks the Warriors’ only loss in their previous seven in the home, scoring 125.3 points per game during that stretch.
The Warriors’ failure to control as expected after marching to consecutive NBA titles hasn’t dampened their position on the odds to win the NBA championship, where they stay set as hefty -200 favorites.
Clippers Huge Underdogs on NBA Series Prices
Facing elimination in the first round for a third time in as many playoff appearances, the Clippers enter Game 5 pegged as +5000 underdogs on the NBA playoff series rates.
Apart from their stunning comeback in Game 2, when they erased a massive 31-point deficit to record just their fifth SU triumph in 16 playoff contests, the Clippers have fought lately. Los Angeles has dropped to SU and ATS defeat in six of their past eight outings, together with four of those losses coming by double-digit margins.
The Clippers also fought to generate offense in Games 3 and 4 on home court, scoring 105 points in each of those contests. However, the club has demonstrated the capability to rack up large point totals this year, scoring 115 or more points in 14 of the previous 23 games, making the SU win in 12 of these outings.
On the other hand, the Clippers have fought to pay out on the NBA odds when pegged as underdogs on the street, going 8-14 SU in their previous 22. Outright wins also have been rare when the Clippers hit the ground pegged as double-digit underdogs on the road. Including their magnificent success in Game 2, the Clippers are 5-25 SU in their previous 30 as massive underdogs, but have covered under these circumstances, going 11-3-1 ATS in their previous 15.
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