NBA Betting: Warriors Seek 3-0 Lead In Denver
After easily winning the first two games of their opening-round matchup, the Golden State Warriors will try to take a 3-0 series lead over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
At Bovada Sportsbook, the Warriors are 1.5-point road favorites in Game 3 after cruising to a 126-106 win as 7-point home favorites in Game 2. Golden State has won seven straight with a 6-1 record against the spread and as a road favorite is 4-6 ATS in the last 10.
Denver has lost three straight both straight up and ATS. The Nuggets have been killing bettors for a while now with a 4-10 ATS record in their last 14 games. As a home underdog, the Nuggets have lost five in a row SU and ATS.
Dallas has covered spread in 5 of last 6 vs Utah
After splitting the first two games of their first-round series, the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz head to Utah where the Jazz are 6-point favorites in Game 3.
Dallas took the second game 110-104 as a 5-point home underdog. With that win, the Mavericks are 5-1 SU and 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games. On the road, the Mavs are 3-4 SU and ATS in their last seven games.
Utah has been slumping lately, going 5-8 SU and 3-9-1 ATS in its last 13 games. At home, the Jazz are 5-1 SU and 3-2-1 ATS in their last six.
In this matchup, the Jazz and Mavericks have split the last six games, but Dallas is 5-1 ATS. At home, the Jazz are 11-1 SU and 6-5-1 ATS in their last 12 vs the Mavericks.
Grizzlies favored on road against Timberwolves
In the final game on the Thursday schedule, the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves head to Minnesota with their series tied 1-1. In Game 3, the Grizzlies are 2-point road favorites at Bovada.
Memphis tied the series Tuesday with a 124-96 win as a 7-point home favorite. Despite that win, the Grizzlies are a disappointing 2-4 SU and 2-3-1 ATS in their last six games. Memphis is 2-6-1 ATS in its last nine road games and as a road favorite is 4-1 SU and 2-3 ATS in the last five.
Minnesota is 5-5 SU and 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games. The Timberwolves have been surprisingly good as a home underdog at 4-2 SU and ATS in their last six games. At home in the playoffs, Minnesota is 7-2 SU and 5-4 ATS in its last nine.
In this matchup, Minnesota is 3-2 SU and ATS in the last five games. The T-Wolves have won their last two home games against Memphis both SU and ATS, but previously had lost five straight ATS at home to Memphis.