basketball | Monday, April 17, 2023 12:50 PM (Revised at: Monday, April 17, 2023 1:34 PM)

Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors Best Bet: It’s raining in California tonight

Aleksa Drobnjak

Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors Bet Builder: Monday, April 17th

Highly anticipated offensive powerhouse clash in California will have its second act tonight in Golden 1 Center. The Kings managed to clinch the first game by their teeth and are expecting tonight’s clash in a good mood while the Warriors have to figure out a way to get back into the series.

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Mon, Apr 17th. 02:00am (UK time)

It is very interesting that the last Playoff victory for the Kings came against the Warriors in 2006. The Kings were waiting for a generation that will finally make the push and it seems that we’re witnessing this small Town’s history. Their offence looks unstoppable (1st in the league during the whole season, averaging over 121 Points per game), their backcourt of D. Fox and M. Monk combined for 70 points in the first game and outscored the dynamic duo from the other Californian team. D. Sabonis had a weak game, posting only 5-17 from the field and he is expected to shine tonight. He should have the most edge over his direct matchups in this series.

The Kings will be missing M. Dellavedova due to a finger injury which is not a big deal for them as he is only a sporadic piece.
The Warriors have caught the last train for the Playoffs. Reigning champs have been struggling for their standards and this struggle transitioned to the post-season as well where they lost to the Kings initially. Tonight they will need even more firepower if they want to win. This is a clash of the two fastest paced teams in the league, averaging 101 (GSW 1st) and 99.1 (SAC 3rd) possessions respectively. Andrew Wiggins is back in the rotation, so the Warriors will only have a “questionable” Jordan Poole for tonight while A. Iguodala is out due to a finger injury.

Although the total point line is set very high (240.0) for a playoff game, these two teams are very one-dimensional. We will witness offence vs offence once more and we will see who will come out on top eventually. In this situation we have to chase the Over against the balanced moneyline since the game can shift in any direction.

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Although the Kings have gone over the set total point line 63% of the time in the regular season, we expected lower lines for the playoffs. The Kings showed us they wont adjust their approach by scoring 125+ and letting 120+ in the first game. We expect something similar tonight, but with more firepower delivered from the away side if they want to acquire better result.

Selection: Total Points Over 238.5
Best Odds: 1.72 (bet365)
Stakes: 2/10

Odds as of 1:00 pm April 17th, 2023. Odds may now differ.

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