The Golden State Warriors appeared to right the ship on Thursday night, recovering from a shocking Game 2 collapse to deliver a 132-105 beatdown of the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 3. The win gave the Warriors a 2-1 series lead and Sunday provides an opportunity for the defending champions to take control. However, the Clippers have been feisty all season long and they'll be looking to take advantage of a Warriors squad that Steve Kerr admits is sometimes easily distracted. Regardless, Golden State is the 9.5-point favorite on Sunday with the over-under total for points scored at 236 in the latest Warriors vs. Clippers odds. Before you make any NBA Playoffs 2019 predictions, be sure to check out the Warriors vs. Clippers picks from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
The model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, is crushing its NBA picks. It entered Week 27 of the 2018-19 NBA season with a sterling 294-242 record on all top-rated picks, returning more than $3,500 in profit to anybody following them. And it has been particularly red-hot on its A-rated NBA picks against the spread, entering Week 27 on a strong 77-62 run. Anybody who has followed it is way up.
Now, it has set its sights on Warriors vs. Clippers. We can tell you it's leaning over, but it's also generated an against the spread pick that hits in over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see it at SportsLine.
For Sunday's matchup, the model knows that the Clippers will have to continue using their shooting ability to space the floor and attack the basket. The Clippers ranked second in the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage at 38.8 and led the NBA by earning a free-throw attempt roughly once out of every four shots they put up.
Danilo Gallinari, Landry Shamet, Patrick Beverley and JaMychal Green all shoot 39.7 percent or better from the 3-point line and the Clippers shot 45.2 percent from beyond the arc as a team in their Game 2 win.
However, don't assume that Los Angeles will provide value on the Warriors vs. Clippers spread.
The Warriors have won three of the last four NBA championships because they have more depth and talent than any other team in the league. Even despite losing DeMarcus Cousins to a torn quadricep after Game 2, the Warriors were as efficient as ever on Thursday with Andrew Bogut giving them 25 quality minutes at center.
Bogut had eight points, 14 rebounds and five assists while blocking a shot and collecting a steal. With Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson all capable of taking over at any given moment, having willing role players like Bogut is going to be key to Golden State's continued success and it's almost certain to be a big factor again on Sunday.
Who wins Game 4 of Clippers vs. Warriors? And which side of the spread hits in over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Clippers vs. Warriors spread you should be all over Sunday, all from the model that's up more than $3,500 on top-rated NBA picks this season.