Portland Trail Blazers vs Golden State Warriors Betting Pick & Prediction 12/6/23

Betting on today’s Trail Blazers and Warriors game? Catch the action at Chase Center in San Francisco, CA, as the Warriors hosts this showdown at 10:00 ET on NBCS. The odds for this Western conference game currently have the Warriors as the betting favorite with the over/under line sitting at 225.5 points.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS VS GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Portland Trail Blazers +12.5

This game will be played at Chase Center at 10:00 ET on Wednesday, December 6th.

WHY BET THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS:

• We have this one finishing with a projected score of 110-99 in favor of the Warriors.
• Our projections have Stephen Curry finishing with Stephen Curry points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
• From the field, we have the Warriors finishing with a field goal percentage of 49.4% and knocking down 16 threes.

Will the Trail Blazers Pull Through as the Away Underdog?

As they prepare to face the Warriors, the Trail Blazers are 6-13 and have a sub-.500 record. In the Western Conference, they are ranked 13th and are 5th in the Northwest division.

Portland currently has an ATS record below .500, sitting at 9-10 at this point. On the road, the Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 7-5, as opposed to a 2-5 record against the spread when playing at home.

The Trail Blazers offense is coming off a game where they scored 113 points against the Jazz. They posted a field goal percentage of 40% and connected on 13 threes. The top scorer for the Trail Blazers was Shaedon Sharpe with 25 points, while Malcolm Brogdon also added 25 to the scoreboard.

So far, the Trail Blazers’ defense is ranked 10th in the league at 111.9 points per contest.

On two point field goal attempts, the Trail Blazers’ defensive unit is allowing a field goal percentage of 57.0% and allowing 33.0% from beyond the arc.

Can the Warriors Offense Score Enough at Home?

As the Warriors look to take on the Trail Blazers, they are 9-11 on the season, which is below .500. Currently, they are 11th in the Western Conference and 5th in the Pacific division.

Golden State currently has an ATS record below .500, sitting at 8-11 at this point. On the road, the Warriors have an ATS record of 7-3, as opposed to a 1-8 record against the spread when playing at home.

The Warriors offense is coming off a game in which they scored 112 points vs. the Clippers. Overall their field goal percentage was 44.2% while connecting on 17 threes. The Warriors offense has been looking to get up shots from outside so far this season, averaging 39.8 three-point attempts per contest. Overall, they have connected on 36% of their looks from outside this season.

At this time, the Warriors’ defense is positioned 20th in the NBA, permitting 114.4 points per game.

In the terms of takeaways, Warriors are causing 14.7 turnovers per game, ranking 25th in the league. They also enter the matchup ranked 28th in rejections, averaging 3.5 blocked shots each game.