The fact that the Warriors can only show a negative balance of 7-9 suggests that despite all their offensive strength, they offer opposing teams far too many good throwing opportunities.
The increase in offensive production also has to do not least with a single player who is on his way to making NBA history again: Stephen Curry. Its true shooting rate of 70.1% is the best among all players who score an average of 30 points per game.
So the three-point king is also a strong candidate for a player bet against the Pelicans tonight, as is Zion Williamson at the other end.
The pels are traded as the underdog in the markets, but this could be an additional betting incentive. Because at home, New Orleans has been able to eliminate teams like the Bulls and even Grizzlies in the past seven days.
The Boston Celtics may have proved to be a size too big recently, but the bottom line is that the Pelicans are still capable of a lot tonight – especially since they already have it won three of their last four home games against the Warriors.
In particular, the last encounter is of great relevance. Because the Pels beat the Californians relatively clearly at the beginning of the month with 114:105. However, Stephen Curry skipped an evening on this occasion…
