The Golden State Warriors are on the road at the Dallas Mavericks on Friday in a big National Basketball Association affair. The Warriors come into the game on a six game winning streak. Golden State is coming off a big time win over the Rockets to all but seal up their spot in the Western Conference postseason. The Warriors beat the Mavericks earlier in the week at home.
For Dallas, they come into the game fresh off a home win over the Atlanta Hawks. The win pushed Dallas to 46-30 on the season. The Mavericks are looking to stay in the Top 6 within the Western Conference to avoid the one game play-in situation in the postseason.
The Dallas Mavericks are -5.5 in this game at home over the Warriors.
Guard Dominating for Dallas
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 51 points, 17 rebounds and 9 assists in the win on Thursday over the Hawks. That is common for Dallas, which sees both guards having monster seasons. Doncic is scoring 33.9 points per game, and dishing out just shy of 10 assists per game. Irving is at 25.4 points per game.
Dallas is the 6th highest scoring team in all of the National Basketball Association. The Mavericks are scoring more than 118 points per game. Dallas is making just shy of 15 three point shots per game as well. The Mavericks are 8-2 over their last 10 games, and recently coming off a 7 game winning streak.
The Mavericks are hosting this game and one more home game, before they go on the road for a pair of games. The Mavericks host the Rockets on Sunday, before traveling to Charlotte and Miami. The final two games are with Detroit and at Oklahoma City.
Red Hot Warriors
There is no better time than right now for the Golden State Warriors to get hot and stay hot. The Warriors used three guys with 20+ points in the Thursday win over Houston. Klay Thompson and Steph Curry both scored 29, while Trace Jackson-Davis added 20. Draymond Green went for 5, 8 and 5 in the game.
Golden State is 8th in the league in scoring, with more than 117 per game. The Warriors are third in three pointers made, with nearly 15 per game. Golden State is also the top rebounding team in all of the league, with 46.8 per game.
The Warriors are back home on Sunday for a game against the Utah Jazz. Following that, they will go on the road for games at the Lakers and Trail Blazers. The final two games of the season for Golden State are at home against the Pelicans and Jazz.
Mavericks Smack Warriors on Friday
The Warriors and Mavericks are both coming off a game the previous day, so no real advantage either way there. Both teams have been playing better basketball as of late. In the end, our pick goes to the team with the best player on the court. While that used to be Steph Curry, now it is Luka Doncic. Look for Luka to have a big game, and the Mavericks win this game at home over the Warriors. Dallas would love to get revenge from the last meeting. Our final bet for this game is the Dallas Mavericks -5.5 over the Golden State Warriors on Friday.
