Portland Trailblazers at Golden State Warriors Free NBA Picks - Betting Odds

Portland Trailblazers at Golden State Warriors Free NBA Picks - Betting Odds

Keith F
Date: April 16, 3:30 pm
Location: Oracle Center
TV: ABC

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Golden State -14.5
Total: 222

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Western Conference Quarterfinals – Game One<br />
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The Portland Trailblazers will travel to Oakland, California to face off with the Golden State Warriors at the Oracle Arena for Game One of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:30 PM and is to be aired on ABC. These two teams met last year in the 2016 NBA Playoffs in the Conference Semifinals where the Warriors dispatched the Blazers in five games. On the year, Golden State and Portland met on four occasions and the Warriors won all four contests in the 2016-17 season.
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Portland Trailblazers at Golden State Warriors Overview<br />
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The Golden State Warriors come into the series like they have pretty much any post-season scenario in the past few years, expected to win and expected to do so by large margins. Golden State once again finished with the top seed in the NBA and home court throughout the playoffs after they finished with another 65-plus win season.
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For Portland, the Trailblazers came into the 2017 playoffs after they rattled off three wins where the Denver Nuggets were eliminated on a later three-pointer by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Trailblazers play their signature brand of basketball, they love to score in flurries and are anchored by an often understated but nonetheless prolific backcourt featuring Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum.
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Portland at Golden State Key Betting Trends<br />
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With Portland sitting at 41-41 SU, what you see is what you get as they come in at 40-42 ATS.
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The Warriors stand at an absurd 67-15 SU, mirroring the dominance they have fostered for many seasons now.
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However, against the spread, the Warriors are just 40-39-3 displaying the fact they are prone to being overvalued by their namesake alone.
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On the year, the Warriors are 36-5 SU in Oakland. Portland is 16-25 SU when away from Rip City.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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76% of the public are taking Blazers against the spread. Contrarily, in some markets we have seen this line rise by 2.5 points on Golden State depicting the opposite to be the case. Nevertheless, 73% of the consensus are with the Trailblazers on the Money Line. Portland is offered at +1041, the Warriors require insane juice at -2000. The Over/Under is set at 222 with 75% of the consensus liking the Over.
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Portland Trailblazers at Golden State Warriors Prediction

When you get Golden State at home, you are likely to play a hefty premium. In this situation, the public is likely sitting on the value as the number here can almost assuredly be ludicrous. Many forget Golden State has absolutely owned the Trailblazers and for some, this series as a whole is propped up to be a bye for the Warriors. Golden State may very well have its way in this series but given the fact this team is prone to spot some serious lumber, we will take no part and fade them as they have been a .500 proposition overall this year against the spread despite owning the best record in the league.

Free Pick: Take Portland +14.5
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