C.J. McCollum and Damian Lillard combined for 75 points making 28-of-54 shots from the field and the Trail Blazers still lost 121-109 in Game 1 against Golden State. It's unlikely that Portland's star guards can match that output again and the Warriors will probably cool off some from their 53.1 percent shooting performance with Kevin Durant scoring 32 points and Stephen Curry adding 29 points. Draymond Green contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds as Golden State begins its mission to redeem itself after losing Game 7 of the Finals last season. The Warriors defense allows opponents only a .435 field goal percentage on the season and 104.3 points per game and they are 10-1-1 ATS when their opponent scores 100-plus points its previous game. They are also 6-1-1 ATS when they themselves allow at least 100 points. Golden State is 12-3-1 ATS its last 16 games overall. Also, the Warriors have gone UNDER in 42 of their last 62 games due to high posted totals and good defense, and 10 of their last 14 at home have stayed UNDER. Take the Warriors and the UNDER.
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NBA
Portland at Golden State
April 19, 2017
10:30 PM Eastern
1 unit on Golden State -13.5 (-105) (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 221 -110 (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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