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Rogers' NBA Total MASSACRE >> Won Last Night's By Double Digits!
(NBA) Dallas vs. Golden State,
Total: 211.50 | -110.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 211.50 | -110.00 Under
Result: Loss
The set-up: The 28-5 Golden State Warriors won the opener of a stretch in which nine of 10 games are at home and figure to claim another victory when they host the lowly 10-23 Dallas Mavericks on Friday. Golden State improved its NBA-best record to 28-5 by shooting 56.8 percent from the floor during Monday's 121-111 win over the Raptors, snapping Toronto's seven-game road winning streak. The Curry brothers, Seth and Stephen, will duel for the second time this second time this season and the fifth time in their NBA careers in tonight's game at Oracle Arena.
Dallas: The Mavs outscored the Lakers 31-13 in the third quarter last night at Staples Center and gave up just 32 second-half points in a 101-89 victory. Dallas has now won four of its past seven contests, while allowing 95 points or less in each of the victories. Seth Curry hasn't started a game since Nov. 23, but he is displaying the most consistent form of his career off the bench in recent games. He had seven points and three steals Thursday in Dallas' 101-89 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, giving him a 10.3 scoring average in 15 games and double-figure scoring in 10 of the 15 since his return to the bench.arris Hon Barnes, Golden State's 2012 first-round pick who was instrumental in the club's run to the 2015 championship and repeat trip to the NBA Finals last June left for the Mavericks' four-year, $94 million free agent offer in the off-season shortly after the Warriors got Kevin Durant to agree to a two-year, $54.3 million deal that exhausted almost all their available funds. He would love to help his new team win here.
Golden State: PG Stephen Curry (28 points), SF Kevin Durant (22) and SG Klay Thompson (21) each scored 20 or more points in the same game for the 11th time this season in Wednesday's win over the Raptors and the Warriors have won all 11 contest in which that trio has each topped 20 points in the same game (no surprise there). The Warriors continue to lead the NBA in both scoring (117.3 PPG) and shooting percentage (49.7%) but while they are allowing 104.5 PPG (which ranks 17th), they do lead the NBA in both opponents' FG percentage (42.9%) and three-point percentage (32.7%).
The pick: The Mavs are the lowest scoring team in the NBA (95.0 PPG) and will be playing on back-to-back nights for the seventh time this season. The Mavericks have lost on the second night on all six previous occasions, losing by an average margin of 14.5 PPG. The Warriors recorded a 116-95 home win over the Mavericks back on Nov. 9 and have won 13 of the past 16 meetings between the two teams. Golden St. won't play again until Monday, so expect a focused effort. The pointspread is hideously high but the over/under number is right in the Warriors' wheelhouse. The Over is an 8* play.
Dallas: The Mavs outscored the Lakers 31-13 in the third quarter last night at Staples Center and gave up just 32 second-half points in a 101-89 victory. Dallas has now won four of its past seven contests, while allowing 95 points or less in each of the victories. Seth Curry hasn't started a game since Nov. 23, but he is displaying the most consistent form of his career off the bench in recent games. He had seven points and three steals Thursday in Dallas' 101-89 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, giving him a 10.3 scoring average in 15 games and double-figure scoring in 10 of the 15 since his return to the bench.arris Hon Barnes, Golden State's 2012 first-round pick who was instrumental in the club's run to the 2015 championship and repeat trip to the NBA Finals last June left for the Mavericks' four-year, $94 million free agent offer in the off-season shortly after the Warriors got Kevin Durant to agree to a two-year, $54.3 million deal that exhausted almost all their available funds. He would love to help his new team win here.
Golden State: PG Stephen Curry (28 points), SF Kevin Durant (22) and SG Klay Thompson (21) each scored 20 or more points in the same game for the 11th time this season in Wednesday's win over the Raptors and the Warriors have won all 11 contest in which that trio has each topped 20 points in the same game (no surprise there). The Warriors continue to lead the NBA in both scoring (117.3 PPG) and shooting percentage (49.7%) but while they are allowing 104.5 PPG (which ranks 17th), they do lead the NBA in both opponents' FG percentage (42.9%) and three-point percentage (32.7%).
The pick: The Mavs are the lowest scoring team in the NBA (95.0 PPG) and will be playing on back-to-back nights for the seventh time this season. The Mavericks have lost on the second night on all six previous occasions, losing by an average margin of 14.5 PPG. The Warriors recorded a 116-95 home win over the Mavericks back on Nov. 9 and have won 13 of the past 16 meetings between the two teams. Golden St. won't play again until Monday, so expect a focused effort. The pointspread is hideously high but the over/under number is right in the Warriors' wheelhouse. The Over is an 8* play.
