The Golden State Warriors will host the Los Angeles Clippers in a Western Conference clash on Sunday evening. The Warriors are coming off a 46-36 season where they were eliminated in the NBA play-in tournament, while the Clippers went 51-31 to finish fourth in the West but lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs to the Mavericks. The Clippers have been without Kawhi Leonard early in the season but are 1-1 after beating the Nuggets, while the Warriors are off to a 2-0 start.
Tipoff from the Chase Center in San Francisco is set for 8:30 p.m. ET. The SportsLine consensus lists Golden State as the 9.5-point favorite in the latest Warriors vs. Clippers odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 221.5. Before making any Clippers vs. Warriors picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six seasons. The model ended the 2023-24 season on a sizzling 94-61 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning more than $2,800 in the process. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Warriors vs. Clippers and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for the Clippers vs. Warriors game:
- Warriors vs. Clippers spread: Warriors -9.5
- Warriors vs. Clippers over/under: 221.5 points
- Warriors vs. Clippers money line: Golden State -322, Los Angeles +294
- GSW: The Warriors have won 12 of their last 15 overall
- LAC: The Clippers have won eight of their last 11 on the road
- Warriors vs. Clippers picks: See picks at SportsLine
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Why the Warriors can cover
Golden State is off to a 2-0 start with dominant wins over the Trail Blazers (140-104) and Jazz (127-86). New addition Buddy Hield is averaging 24.5 points per game over just 17.5 minutes of action, and the Golden State defense has been stellar early on.
The Warriors are only allowing opponents to shoot 35.3% from the floor and 22.3% from the 3-point line so far this season. They rank second in the NBA in both offensive rating and defensive rating and they're also shooting 40.8% as a team from beyond the arc. See which team to pick here.
Why the Clippers can cover
Los Angeles is without Kawhi Leonard indefinitely because of a knee injury and Paul George is now in Philadelphia, so the roster has turned over significantly. However, James Harden is back and he's off to a sensational start, averaging 26.0 points, 12.0 assists and 9.0 rebounds per game.
Norman Powell (27.0 ppg) and Ivica Zubac (22.5 ppg) are both averaging more than 20 a game as well. The Clippers have won their last three head-to-head matchups with the Warriors and are 2-1 against the spread during that span. See which team to pick here.
How to make Warriors vs. Clippers picks
The model has simulated Clippers vs. Warriors 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Over on the point total and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Warriors vs. Clippers, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Clippers vs. Warriors spread you need to jump on, all from the model that was on a 94-61 roll on top-rated NBA picks last season, and find out.
