76ers vs. Warriors Prediction: NBA Odds, Point Spread
Back when the NBA schedule was released, this looked like one of the marquee matchups of the entire regular season and a potential NBA Finals preview. Not so much now. The Warriors have been destroyed by injuries and have the worst record in the league – although they at least have Steph Curry back now. Philadelphia is unbeatable at home but atrocious on the road, which means the Sixers aren’t going very far in the post-season because they aren’t going to have home-court advantage in the first round.
NBA Point Spread and Betting Analysis
Golden State has won 12 of the past 15 in the series but lost in Philadelphia on Jan. 28, 115-104. Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 24 points, but he will sit out again injured Saturday. Ditto fellow All-Star Ben Simmons, who had 17 points and five assists in the first meeting.
D’Angelo Russell led the Warriors with 28 points, but he has since been traded to Minnesota in a deal that netted the Warriors former No. 1 overall pick and Toronto native Andrew Wiggins. The Dubs and 76ers also made a deal around the deadline, with Golden State sending guards Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III to Philadelphia in exchange for three second-round draft picks.
Philadelphia is 8-2 ATS in the past 10 meetings. The under has hit in 12 of the past 1 7.
Philadelphia 76ers
At this point, it’s news when the 76ers win on the road, and they ended a nine-game away skid on Thursday with a 125-108 upset in Sacramento. Simmons (back) missed his sixth in a row, Embiid (shoulder) his fourth straight and fellow starter Josh Richardson (concussion) his second consecutive. There’s a chance Richardson plays in this one. Tobias Harris was terrific with 28 points and 14 rebounds, Al Horford had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists (a whopping plus-41), and former G-League player Shake Milton 20 points – he has been a revelation. The Sixers are 6-3 ATS in their past nine games.
Golden State Warriors
This season the Warriors have used 33 different starting lineups, the franchise’s most since a record 49 in 2009-10. Golden State lost its 10th home game in a row Thursday, 121-113 to Toronto in an NBA Finals rematch, but it was still a very positive evening for the Warriors with Curry playing for the first time since late October when he broke his non-shooting hand (also had some nerve damage).
The two-time NBA MVP looked just fine with 23 points and seven assists in 27 minutes – he probably will be capped at 28 minutes or so for a few games. Wiggins, playing alongside Curry for the first time, had 21 points and nine rebounds. Draymond Green hasn’t played since Feb. 27 due to a sore knee and is questionable for Saturday. Zero reason for the Dubs to rush him.