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  • Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors picks for Thursday, April 9
  • Game is taking place at Chase Center
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Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors Predictions & Picks

Los Angeles are tipped to cover as a betting underdog at Golden State.

The Warriors are pretty much locked into the 10 spot, so they may opt to play safe with a bunch of ‘questionable’ players for this matchup, including Stephen Curry.

  • Los Angeles Lakers are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings
  • Los Angeles Lakers have won in each of their last 3 visits
  • Golden State Warriors are 4-7-0 ATS in their last 11 games
  • The Over has cashed in 8 of the previous 9 meetings

Head To Head

  • Los Angeles Lakers lead the all-time series 295-191
  • Los Angeles Lakers won 129-101 when the two teams last met on February 28

Los Angeles Lakers Form

Los Angeles head to the bay area looking to snap a three-game losing skid that has cooled them off and dropped them to 50-29.

DateOppositionW/LScore
Mar-19 at Miami Heat W 134-126
Mar-21 at Orlando Magic W 105-104
Mar-23 at Detroit Pistons L 110-113
Mar-25 at Indiana Pacers W 137-130
Mar-27 vs Brooklyn Nets W 116-99
Mar-30 vs Washington Wizards W 120-101
Mar-31 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 127-113
Apr-02 at Oklahoma City Thunder L 96-139
Apr-05 at Dallas Mavericks L 128-134
Apr-07 vs Oklahoma City Thunder L 87-123

Golden State Warriors Form

Golden State enter this matchup having snapped a four-game losing skid last time out to improve their record to 37-42.

DateOppositionW/LScore
Mar-20 at Detroit Pistons L 101-115
Mar-21 at Atlanta Hawks L 110-126
Mar-23 at Dallas Mavericks W 137-131 OT
Mar-25 vs Brooklyn Nets W 109-106
Mar-27 vs Washington Wizards W 131-126
Mar-29 at Denver Nuggets L 93-116
Apr-01 vs San Antonio Spurs L 113-127
Apr-02 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 111-118
Apr-05 vs Houston Rockets L 116-117
Apr-07 vs Sacramento Kings W 110-105

Verdict

Golden State know they are Play-In bound at 10, so there is little reason to risk a host of players that are listed as questionable for this one.

Los Angeles, on the other hand, are still playing for playoff seeding, so we are backing the Lakers to, at the very least, cover as an underdog.

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