Nuggets vs Warriors Odds & Best Bets: Warriors Favored by 4 Points at Chase Center (March 17)
The Golden State Warriors (29-28) host the Denver Nuggets (43-25) tonight at 10:10pm ET at Chase Center. The Warriors enter as 4-point favorites (-175 ML) with a total of 236.5.
Curry and Butler facing off
The Warriors have been dominant since acquiring Jimmy Butler, going 14-2 with him in the lineup while ranking 2nd in Net Rating during that stretch. Their defense has particularly improved, allowing 104 points or fewer in 7 of their last 15 games.
Key factors favoring Golden State:
- 14-2 record with Butler
- 5th best offense, 2nd best defense with Butler
- Curry averaging 28+ points in 6 of last 9 games
- Strong home court advantage (21-13)
- Denver dealing with injuries to 4 starters
The Nuggets have struggled recently, losing to the Wizards twice this season. They rank 22nd in defensive rating overall and 27th over their last 10 games, going 2-8 ATS during that span.
Best Bets:
- Warriors -4 (-115)
- Steph Curry Over 6.5 Assists (+120)
The assists prop offers value given Denver allows the 4th most assists to opposing point guards (10 per game). While Curry has gone under this total in 5 straight games, those were mostly blowouts with reduced minutes. He had 11 assists in his only meeting with Denver this season.
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