Golden State Warriors at Portland Trailblazers Free NBA Pick
Date:
November 1, 10:00 pm
Location:
Moda Center at the Rose Quarter
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Golden State -4.5
Total:
227.5
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The Portland Trailblazers will host the Golden State Warriors at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter in Portland, Oregon for a rematch of the 2015-16 Western Conference Semifinals. Tip-off is scheduled for 10:00 PM and is to be aired for local audiences on FSN. Both teams enter at 2-1 on the season.
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Golden State Warriors at Portland Trailblazers Overview<br />
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In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Golden State Warriors dominated the series for the most part without MVP point guard Stephen Curry. As we have seen in the early going, Golden State has been overvalued. The Warriors failed to put away both New Orleans and Phoenix as heavy favorites and were absolutely mopped up San Antonio in the season opener.
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Portland’s notoriously porous defense has taken center stage again in the early going of the 2016-17 season. Despite the defensive deficiencies, the Trailblazers can generate offense at will on the shoulders of guards Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. Comparable to both Curry and Thompson, Lillard and McCollum can easily combine for 70 points in their own right.
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Golden State at Portland Key Betting Trends<br />
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Both teams come in at 2-1 SU on the season while falling to 1-2 ATS overall.
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Portland is known for a home court advantage at the Moda Center and conversely Golden State is prone to be overvalued as defending Western Conference Champs.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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63% of the public are taking Golden State against the spread. Astoundingly even more of the public are keen on the Warriors on the Money Line, with 83% opting in. Portland is offered at +165, the Warriors require heavy juice at -185. The Total Line market has risen 2.5 points since it opened at 225 and now sits at 227.5 with 86% of the consensus fancying the over.
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Golden State Warriors at Portland Trailblazers Prediction
Both teams bank on shooting well and either two sides are cold night away from having an off performance. The amount of points in the Over/Under is nearly superfluous as the forecast is calling for both teams to eclipse 110 points each. While this is certainly plausible it is quite a risky play nevertheless. Overall, it is expected for the Warriors to be a trendy play be that they set records in 2015 and have a star-studded cast of players including one Kevin Durant. Nevertheless, so far the experiment has not yielded the dominance anticipated with the Warriors in the early going. Bottom line, Portland has the chemistry and home field advantage working in their favor. While Portland can actually pull off the upset, they can certainly make this one close as expected. Phoenix is a great barometer to measure Golden State against as they like Portland live and die by their offense. Golden State had their hands full with Phoenix, it is not unfathomable to imagine the same happening in Rip City.
Free Pick:
Take Portland +4.5 and Under 227.5
