NBA Odds: Wizards (even)
The Washington Wizards (33-23) welcome the Golden State Warriors (43-10), the league’s top team, to the Verizon Center. The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Feb. 24 and will air on CSN-BA and CSN-DC.
The Wizards lost to the Pistons 106-89 on Sunday. Marcin Gortat played well in the loss for Washington, recording 24 points and 10 rebounds to earn his 15th double-double of the season. The Warriors, meanwhile, are coming off a 104-98 loss to the Pacers on Sunday. Klay Thompson had a good shooting night, leading the game with 39 points.
Oddsmakers have deemed this game an even matchup and the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable. The Wizards enter the game with records of 33-23 Straight Up (SU) and 23-32-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 3-7 ATS over their last 10 games.
On the other side, the Warriors head into the game with records of 32-20-1 ATS and 43-10 SU. In Eastern Conference games, Golden State has gone 16-3 SU and 9-9-1 ATS. Golden State is the top three-point shooting team in the league, converting .386 of their shots from three-point range. The Warriors rarely make the wrong play with the ball. They have the fourth-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the league at 1.9. Shifting to the other side of the court, they average 9.4 steals per game, good for fourth in the league. Golden State makes opponents pay for turning the ball over, ranking second in points off turnovers with an average of 19.9 per game.
The Wizards and the Warriors will be facing off in their first head-to-head clash of the season. When they last met the Wizards were winners, but the Warriors still lead the head-to-head record over the last 10, 7-3 SU. The teams have an even record ATS, 5-5. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers, Washington and Golden State each held the edge in all three of these categories twice in the last 10 meetings.
Predictions: SU Winner – GS, ATS Winner – GS
Notes
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 6 games.
Washington is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games.
Washington is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games.
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Washington’s last 14 games at home.
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Washington is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games at home.
Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Golden State.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 7 games when playing at home against Golden State.
Washington puts up an average of 99.3 points per game (ranked 19th), while Golden State allows 99.7 points per game (ranked 18th).
Golden State ranks third in points allowed per road game (100.6 PPG), while Washington ranks 15th in points per home game with 101.7.
The Wizards have a 27-4 record when they allow fewer than 100 points. The Warriors, however, have performed well when they don’t hit triple digits, with a record of 7-4 in such contests.
The Washington Wizards have a subpar 6-19 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Golden State Warriors are 36-6 when they hit triple digits.
The Warriors have the league’s top defense, with a defensive rating of 98.0. The Wizards have an offensive rating of 102.3 (ranked 16th).
Golden State beats Washington in both possessions per game and points per possession. The Warriors average 101.7 possessions and 1.084 points per possession, while the Wizards average 97.0 possessions with 1.023 points per possession.
The Washington Wizards have one of the best effective field goal percentages this season, ranking 10th in the league with an EFF% of 50.6%. The Golden State Warriors have split their games 6-6 when opponents record a similar or higher EFF%.
The Washington Wizards average 16.2 three point attempts per game and have a losing 1-2 record when attempting at least 25 in a game. The Golden State Warriors average 27.2 attempts and have a fantastic 32-7 record when attempting 25 or more.
Golden State ranks near the top of the league with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.88 (ranked fourth). Washington is ranked 10th, with an A/TO of 1.70 this season.
The Wizards rank ninth in rebounds per game with 44.0, while the Warriors rank sixth with 45.0 per game.
The Golden State Warriors rank 22nd in offensive rebounding, while the Washington Wizards rank ninth in defensive rebounding.
Golden State averages a forced turnover rate of 15.5% this season, ranked fifth in the league. Washington has a 13-9 record when they suffer a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this.
