Two of the NBA's hottest teams face off on Thursday night, as the Golden State Warriors head to the East Coast to take on the Washington Wizards. Tipoff from D.C. is set for 8:00 p.m. ET, and if you're a fan of uptempo, high-powered offensive play, you are going to want to tune in for this one. Golden State and Washington rank in the top 10 in pace of play and are averaging over 115 points in their past five games. Sportsbooks list the Warriors as nine-point road favorites after the line moved as high as 10, while the Over-Under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 235 in the latest Warriors vs. Wizards odds. Before you make any Warriors vs. Wizards picks and NBA predictions, see what SportsLine's advanced computer model has to say.
This model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, is crushing its NBA picks this season. It enters Week 15 of the 2018-19 NBA season with a sterling 171-120 record on all top-rated picks, returning well over $3,000 to anybody following them. And it has been particularly red-hot on its A-rated NBA picks against the spread recently, entering Week 15 on a blistering 23-11 run. Anybody following it is up huge.
Now it has locked in on Warriors vs. Wizards. We can tell you it's leaning under, but it has also locked in a confident against-the-spread pick that hits in 60 percent of simulations. You can only see that selection at SportsLine.
The model is well aware of how little home court advantage has impacted Golden State, who has won seven straight road games. In fact, no team has a better away record (15-8) than the Warriors this season. With recent blowout road victories over quality teams like the Nuggets and Clippers, it makes sense that Golden State is listed as a nearly double-digit road favorite in this spot.
As if Golden State needed any additional narrative, this is a homecoming game for Kevin Durant, who is from the Washington D.C. area and has topped 30 points in every matchup against the Wizards since joining the Warriors. On top of that, Durant has been unconscious from deep lately, shooting 50 perfect from beyond the arc over his past five games
But just because Golden State has been on a roll lately doesn't mean it will cover the Warriors vs. Wizards spread.
The model is also well aware that Washington is playing some of its best ball of the season right now, led by Beal. Over the past two weeks, Beal is averaging 30.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and seven assists, all of which are well above his season averages. He has been a huge part of Washington exceeding Vegas' expectations recently, as the Wizards have covered the spread in eight of their past 10 games. Home-court advantage has been especially important for these two teams, as the host team is 4-1 against the spread in their past five meetings.
So who wins Warriors vs. Wizards? And which side of the spread hits in 60 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Warriors vs. Wizards spread you need to jump on, all from the model that has returned well over $3,000, and find out.
