Golden State at Utah

Here we go again. The Warriors put up a valiant effort but fell short in game 1 and now they must come back and try to steal game 2. Golden St. played very well down the stretch, but one thing hasn't changed. They melt down the stretch on the road, and have now lost three road playoff games in a row. Prior to this series Golden St. sizzled to a 20-7 mark, but even during that streak there has been that one constant. They have now been 2-13 on the road against this year’s playoff field in their last 15 games. Hot or not, this team is still a notch below. Looking back on round two games from the past tends to add some fuel to this pick. Going back to the mid 80s, when the home team has won game 1 they have gone on to win game 2 at home as well 30 of 39 times and 28-11 ATS against a line of -3.5. We will ride the Jazz to go up 2-0.