The New Orleans Pelicans have their backs against the wall in Friday's Game 3 against Steph Curry and the Warriors. Golden State is pegged as a road favourite tonight.
| Pointspread | -5.5 -110 |
| Moneyline | -225 |
| Over / Under | o +233.5 |
| Pointspread | +5.5 -110 |
| Moneyline | +185 |
| Over / Under | u +233.5 |
The New Orleans Pelicans were the story of the NBA in the first round in the playoffs, but the Golden State Warriors are clipping their wings in the second round. New Orleans backers are hoping their team can make things more difficult for Stephen Curry and the Warriors when the series shifts to the Big Easy on Friday.
NBA Point Spread and Betting Analysis
Line History
Sports Interaction customers are placing their bets on:
| time | fav | line | total |
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| Opening 2 May 9:10am | GS | -4.5 -110 | O +230.5 -110 |
| Closing 4 May 9:29pm | GS | -5.5 -110 | O +233.5 -110 |
NBA teams with a 2-0 lead end up winning the series 93.6 percent of the time in league playoff history. That’s the bad news for the Pelicans. The good news is the Warriors are one of the 19 teams to have lost a series after winning the first two games. Of course that was in the 2016 NBA Finals against some guy named LeBron James.
The Dubs won but failed to cover as double-digit chalk in Game 2 against New Orleans. Golden State is now 6-1 straight up and 4-3 ATS in the postseason since it went 7-10 straight up in its last 17 regular season contests. The Warriors are 8-2 against the number in their last 10 playoff road dates and 26-2 SU in its last 28 games against the Pelicans. New Orleans is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on its home floor and the over is 25-9 in the last 34 games at the Smoothie King Center.
About 86 percent of Sports Interaction bettors are backing the Warriors as 4.5-point favourites in this NBA matchup and 60 percent expect the game to go over the 232-point total.
Golden State Warriors
Stephen Curry played for just the second time in the last 53 days for the Warriors but he didn’t look rusty in his Game 2 performance. The two-time NBA MVP scored 28 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 27 minutes off the Golden State bench. Warriors coach Steve Kerr has already said Curry will be back in the starting lineup for Game 3. Draymond Green is doing a fine defensive job against Pelicans’ All-Star Anthony Davis, and he’s putting up decent numbers himself. The three-time All-Star is averaging 18 points, 11.5 assists and 12 rebounds in the series against New Orleans.
New Orleans Pelicans
If there’s one thing New Orleans supporters can gripe about after the first two games against the Warriors, it’s got to be the uneven foul distribution. Golden State shot 59 free throws in Games 1 and 2 compared to the Pelicans’ 20. Anthony Davis averaged eight trips to the line per game during the regular season (fourth most in the league) but he’s taken just four free throws so far in the series against the Warriors.
Injuries
Shaun Livingston (PG)
JaVale McGee (C)
David West (PF)
Andre Iguodala (SF)
Damian Jones (C)
Nick Young (SG)
Kevon Looney (SF)
Patrick McCaw (SG)
Quinn Cook (PG)
Chris Boucher (SF)
Nikola Mirotic (PF)
Ian Clark (SG)
Rajon Rondo (PG)
Jrue Holiday (PG)
Solomon Hill (SF)
Cheick Diallo (PF)
Emeka Okafor (C)
Darius Miller (SF)
Dante Cunningham (PF)
Omer Asik (C)
Injuries
| player (position) | status | ats*current | o/u* | notes | |
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| Shaun Livingston (PG) | Prob Sun | Ankle - 20 / 04 / 18 | 10-9 | 7-12 | + - |
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Livingston is dealing with a left ankle injury but is likely to play against the Spurs in Game 4 of the Western Conference first round. |
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| JaVale McGee (C) | Prob Thurs | Quadricep - 18 / 04 / 18 | 10-9 | 7-12 | + - |
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McGee is nursing a left quadriceps contusion but is likely to play against the Spurs in Game 3 of the Western Conference first round. |
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| David West (PF) | Prob Thurs | Ankle - 17 / 04 / 18 | 11-9 | 7-12-1 | + - |
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West sustained an ankle injury but is likely to be available for Game 3 of the Western Conference first round against the Spurs. |
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| Andre Iguodala (SF) | Prob Mon | Thigh - 15 / 04 / 18 | 11-9 | 7-12-1 | + - |
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Iguodala is expected to suit up against the Spurs in Game 2 of the Western Conference first round despite a left thigh contusion. |
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| Damian Jones (C) | Prob Tues | Foot - 09 / 04 / 18 | 12-11 | 8-14-1 | + - |
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Jones is expected to suit up Tuesday against the Jazz despite a left mid-foot sprain. |
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| Nick Young (SG) | Prob Sat | Illness - 07 / 04 / 18 | 12-12 | 9-14-1 | + - |
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Young is battling an illness but is expected to be available for Saturday's game against the Pelicans. |
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| Kevon Looney (SF) | Prob Thurs | Flu - 02 / 04 / 18 | 14-13 | 10-16-1 | + - |
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Looney was absent from the lineup during the last game due to flu-like symptoms but is likely to be available against the Pacers on Thursday. |
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| Patrick McCaw (SG) | Early June | Back - 01 / 04 / 18 | 14-14 | 11-16-1 | + - |
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McCaw is sidelined with a lumbosacral bone bruise and is expected to be re-evaluated in four weeks. |
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| Quinn Cook (PG) | Prob Tues | Knee - 27 / 03 / 18 | 14-16 | 12-17-1 | + - |
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Cook is dealing with a left knee contusion but is expected to play in Tuesday's contest against the Pacers. |
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| Chris Boucher (SF) | Out indefinitely | Ankle - 25 / 03 / 18 | 15-16 | 12-18-1 | + - |
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Boucher has been held out of action due to a sprained left ankle and it is unknown how much time he will be forced to miss. |
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| player (position) | status | ats*current | o/u* | notes | |
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| Nikola Mirotic (PF) | Prob Thurs | Ankle - 18 / 04 / 18 | 6-2 | 4-4 | + - |
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Mirotic is dealing with an ankle injury but is expected to partake in Game 3 of the Western Conference first round against the Trail Blazers. |
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| Ian Clark (SG) | Ques Wed | Ankle - 11 / 04 / 18 | 8-2 | 5-5 | + - |
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lark is dealing with an ankle injury and it is unknown if he will be available for Wednesday's game against the Spurs. |
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| Rajon Rondo (PG) | Ques Fri | Wrist - 24 / 03 / 18 | 12-6 | 9-9 | + - |
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Rondo missed his second-straight game due to a right wrist sprain and it is unknown if he will suit up Friday against the Cavaliers. |
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| Jrue Holiday (PG) | Prob Thurs | Illness - 22 / 03 / 18 | 13-6 | 9-10 | + - |
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Holiday is expected to take part in Thursday's game against the Lakers despite dealing with an illness. |
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| Solomon Hill (SF) | Out Wed | Rest - 21 / 03 / 18 | 14-6 | 10-10 | + - |
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Hill will be absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Pacers as his team will be playing three games in three nights. |
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| Cheick Diallo (PF) | day-to-day | Knee - 07 / 03 / 18 | 19-10 | 14-15 | + - |
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Diallo exited Wednesday's game due to a knee injury and it is unclear if he will return. |
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| Emeka Okafor (C) | Prob Tues | Ankle - 03 / 03 / 18 | 20-10 | 15-15 | + - |
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Okafor sat out the last game due to a sprained right ankle but is likely to be available for Tuesday's matchup against the Clippers. |
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| Darius Miller (SF) | day-to-day | Eye - 12 / 02 / 18 | 25-11 | 20-16 | + - |
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Miller exited Monday's game due to a laceration under his eye and it is uncertain if he will return. |
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| Dante Cunningham (PF) | Prob Sat | Acquired - 09 / 02 / 18 | 25-12 | 20-17 | + - |
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Cunningham has joined the team via a trade and is expected to be available Saturday against the Pelicans. |
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| Omer Asik (C) | Ques Sat | Acquired - 03 / 02 / 18 | 26-15 | 23-18 | + - |
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Asik is uncertain to play Saturday against the Wizards as he is required to pass a physical before playing with his new team. |
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Warriors vs. Pelicans Prediction
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Line History
Sports Interaction customers are placing their bets on:
time fav line total Opening 2 May 9:10am GS -4.5 -110 O +230.5 -110 Closing 4 May 9:29pm GS -5.5 -110 O +233.5 -110 -
Injuries
Shaun Livingston (PG)
Prob Sun Ankle - 20 / 04 / 18JaVale McGee (C)
Prob Thurs Quadricep - 18 / 04 / 18David West (PF)
Prob Thurs Ankle - 17 / 04 / 18Andre Iguodala (SF)
Prob Mon Thigh - 15 / 04 / 18Damian Jones (C)
Prob Tues Foot - 09 / 04 / 18Nick Young (SG)
Prob Sat Illness - 07 / 04 / 18Kevon Looney (SF)
Prob Thurs Flu - 02 / 04 / 18Patrick McCaw (SG)
Early June Back - 01 / 04 / 18Quinn Cook (PG)
Prob Tues Knee - 27 / 03 / 18Chris Boucher (SF)
Out indefinitely Ankle - 25 / 03 / 18Nikola Mirotic (PF)
Prob Thurs Ankle - 18 / 04 / 18Ian Clark (SG)
Ques Wed Ankle - 11 / 04 / 18Rajon Rondo (PG)
Ques Fri Wrist - 24 / 03 / 18Jrue Holiday (PG)
Prob Thurs Illness - 22 / 03 / 18Solomon Hill (SF)
Out Wed Rest - 21 / 03 / 18Cheick Diallo (PF)
day-to-day Knee - 07 / 03 / 18Emeka Okafor (C)
Prob Tues Ankle - 03 / 03 / 18Darius Miller (SF)
day-to-day Eye - 12 / 02 / 18Dante Cunningham (PF)
Prob Sat Acquired - 09 / 02 / 18Omer Asik (C)
Ques Sat Acquired - 03 / 02 / 18Injuries
player (position) status ats*current o/u* notes Shaun Livingston (PG) Prob Sun Ankle - 20 / 04 / 18 10-9 7-12 + - Livingston is dealing with a left ankle injury but is likely to play against the Spurs in Game 4 of the Western Conference first round.
JaVale McGee (C) Prob Thurs Quadricep - 18 / 04 / 18 10-9 7-12 + - McGee is nursing a left quadriceps contusion but is likely to play against the Spurs in Game 3 of the Western Conference first round.
David West (PF) Prob Thurs Ankle - 17 / 04 / 18 11-9 7-12-1 + - West sustained an ankle injury but is likely to be available for Game 3 of the Western Conference first round against the Spurs.
Andre Iguodala (SF) Prob Mon Thigh - 15 / 04 / 18 11-9 7-12-1 + - Iguodala is expected to suit up against the Spurs in Game 2 of the Western Conference first round despite a left thigh contusion.
Damian Jones (C) Prob Tues Foot - 09 / 04 / 18 12-11 8-14-1 + - Jones is expected to suit up Tuesday against the Jazz despite a left mid-foot sprain.
Nick Young (SG) Prob Sat Illness - 07 / 04 / 18 12-12 9-14-1 + - Young is battling an illness but is expected to be available for Saturday's game against the Pelicans.
Kevon Looney (SF) Prob Thurs Flu - 02 / 04 / 18 14-13 10-16-1 + - Looney was absent from the lineup during the last game due to flu-like symptoms but is likely to be available against the Pacers on Thursday.
Patrick McCaw (SG) Early June Back - 01 / 04 / 18 14-14 11-16-1 + - McCaw is sidelined with a lumbosacral bone bruise and is expected to be re-evaluated in four weeks.
Quinn Cook (PG) Prob Tues Knee - 27 / 03 / 18 14-16 12-17-1 + - Cook is dealing with a left knee contusion but is expected to play in Tuesday's contest against the Pacers.
Chris Boucher (SF) Out indefinitely Ankle - 25 / 03 / 18 15-16 12-18-1 + - Boucher has been held out of action due to a sprained left ankle and it is unknown how much time he will be forced to miss.
player (position) status ats*current o/u* notes Nikola Mirotic (PF) Prob Thurs Ankle - 18 / 04 / 18 6-2 4-4 + - Mirotic is dealing with an ankle injury but is expected to partake in Game 3 of the Western Conference first round against the Trail Blazers.
Ian Clark (SG) Ques Wed Ankle - 11 / 04 / 18 8-2 5-5 + - lark is dealing with an ankle injury and it is unknown if he will be available for Wednesday's game against the Spurs.
Rajon Rondo (PG) Ques Fri Wrist - 24 / 03 / 18 12-6 9-9 + - Rondo missed his second-straight game due to a right wrist sprain and it is unknown if he will suit up Friday against the Cavaliers.
Jrue Holiday (PG) Prob Thurs Illness - 22 / 03 / 18 13-6 9-10 + - Holiday is expected to take part in Thursday's game against the Lakers despite dealing with an illness.
Solomon Hill (SF) Out Wed Rest - 21 / 03 / 18 14-6 10-10 + - Hill will be absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Pacers as his team will be playing three games in three nights.
Cheick Diallo (PF) day-to-day Knee - 07 / 03 / 18 19-10 14-15 + - Diallo exited Wednesday's game due to a knee injury and it is unclear if he will return.
Emeka Okafor (C) Prob Tues Ankle - 03 / 03 / 18 20-10 15-15 + - Okafor sat out the last game due to a sprained right ankle but is likely to be available for Tuesday's matchup against the Clippers.
Darius Miller (SF) day-to-day Eye - 12 / 02 / 18 25-11 20-16 + - Miller exited Monday's game due to a laceration under his eye and it is uncertain if he will return.
Dante Cunningham (PF) Prob Sat Acquired - 09 / 02 / 18 25-12 20-17 + - Cunningham has joined the team via a trade and is expected to be available Saturday against the Pelicans.
Omer Asik (C) Ques Sat Acquired - 03 / 02 / 18 26-15 23-18 + - Asik is uncertain to play Saturday against the Wizards as he is required to pass a physical before playing with his new team.