NBA Betting: Warriors Brace For Back-to-Back
The Golden State Warriors begin the week with a tough back-to-back as they face the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, followed by the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.
The Warriors head into Tuesday having won four straight while going 2-2 against the spread. Golden State has been a bad bet lately at 4-8 ATS in its last 12, while on the road the Warriors are 8-1 straight up and 5-4 ATS in their last nine.
The Nuggets are 8-2 SU in their last 10 and have also been a rough bet at 3-7 ATS. However, at home Denver is on a 12-game winning streak at 9-3 ATS.
In the lone matchup between the Warriors and Nuggets this season, Denver won 100-98 as a 4.5-point home underdog. In their last four vs Golden State, the Nuggets are a surprising 3-1 SU and 3-0-1 ATS, and they’re 10-2-2 ATS in their last 14 matchups.
Golden State 19-2 SU in last 21 vs New Orleans
New Orleans will head to Golden State on Wednesday after facing the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. Heading into Monday’s game, the Pelicans were 3-1 SU and ATS in their last four, but on the road they’re only 1-7 SU and 2-6 ATS in their last eight.
On October 31 the Warriors defeated the Pelicans 131-121 as a 9-point home favorite. Golden State has dominated this matchup at 19-2 SU in the last 21 vs New Orleans but is only 10-11 ATS.
In back-to-backs this season the Warriors have disappointed in the first half at 3-3 SU and 1-5 ATS, but they’re much better in Game 2, at 5-1 SU and 2-4 ATS.
Home team dominating in Raptors-Celtics matchup
One other notable matchup on Wednesday is an Eastern Conference clash between the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics.
Toronto has won five straight at 3-2 ATS but is 4-7 ATS in its last 11. On the road Toronto is 3-4 SU and 1-6 ATS in the last seven.
Boston is in action Monday night against the Brooklyn Nets. Heading into that matchup, the Celtics had lost their last two games, both as the favorite. At home, Boston has won six straight both SU and ATS.
Boston and Toronto have split the season series so far with each picking up a win at home. In the last nine matchups between the two, the home team has won every game, while Toronto has gone 6-3 ATS. In Boston the Celtics have had the edge lately, with four straight wins while going 3-1 ATS.