{"id":27960,"date":"2013-03-01T11:20:49","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T16:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=27960"},"modified":"2013-03-01T11:20:49","modified_gmt":"2013-03-01T16:20:49","slug":"nba-picks-golden-state-warriors-vs-boston-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nba-picks-golden-state-warriors-vs-boston-celtics-27960\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Picks: Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics
\nFriday, 3\/1\/13, 7:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 CSNE
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Boston -3.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Boston -4
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 198
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 198
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors PG Stephen Curry is coming off a brilliant offensive performance last time out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Golden State has dropped back-to-back games, including a 109-105 setback to the New York Knicks as 7.5-point road underdogs Wednesday night, while going OVER the total for a second consecutive contest.\u00a0 The Warriors are worth a look on the pro basketball odds page, considering that starting point guard Stephen Curry is coming off a 54-point performance.\u00a0 \u201cHe put on a clinic,\u201d commented Warriors coach Mark Jackson.\u00a0 \u00a0 Golden State Warriors are 6-0 ATS versus Atlantic division foes this year, with the OVER going 4-2 in that situation.<\/p>\n

The Warriors are 15-18 overall on the road this season, including an 8-5 mark versus Eastern Conference opponents.\u00a0 Golden State has dropped seven of its last nine games against Boston, but did manage to earn a 101-83 victory in the last meeting as 4.5-point home favorites on Dec. 29, while going UNDER the posted total of 192.5.\u00a0 Offensively, the team leads the NBA in shooting 39.8 percent from the 3-point area, while it is 7-1 when scoring 20-plus points off turnovers.<\/p>\n

Boston has alternated wins and losses over its last four games, as it comes off a 110-107 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz as 7.5-point road underdogs Monday night, while going OVER the total for the third time in four contests.\u00a0 The Celtics have won seven-straight games at the TD Garden, with opponents averaging just 92.1 points on 41.3 percent shooting in that span.\u00a0 Boston is 13-3 straight up and 9-7 ATS when playing with three or more days rest the last two-plus seasons, which is important to consider when making your NBA picks against the spread.<\/p>\n

The Celtics own a 20-9 overall mark at home, which includes an 11-3 mark when taking on Western Conference foes.\u00a0 Boston should be able to put up some points in this spot, with Golden State allowing an average of 113.1 points in eight road games during the month of February.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Warriors due to their 9-2 ATS mark on the road in this series, while the Celtics are 2-3 ATS as home favorites of 3.5 to 6 points.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NBA handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics Friday, 3\/1\/13, 7:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 CSNE Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Boston -3.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Boston -4 Opening Total:\u00a0 198 Current Total:\u00a0 198 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Golden State has dropped back-to-back games, including a 109-105 setback to the New York Knicks as 7.5-point road underdogs Wednesday night, while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":9300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,133],"tags":[120,3622,1011,18,14,3917,3693],"class_list":["post-27960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nba-handicapping","tag-boston-celtics","tag-eastern-conference","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-nba","tag-stephen-curry","tag-td-garden","tag-western-conference"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27960"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27961,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27960\/revisions\/27961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}