Getting the nationally televised treatment on Saturday night will be the Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors which will have online sportsbooks on notice with Kevin Durant making his return to the west coast. The Dubs will undoubtedly take to their home hardwood determined to avenge the ugly 26-point defeat it suffered to the Nets way back on opening night. If Stephen Curry is to do his part matching what the Nets’ Big Three brings to the court, he’ll need his teammates to rise to the occasion to help him shoulder the load. If not, Brooklyn will put an end to its three-game road losing streak and sweep the regular season rivalry. Golden State has been dogged at home by linemakers seven times and gone 4-3 SU and ATS with each game being decided by an average of 13.3 points per game. A majority of the results have been one-sided blowouts – either for or against - which led to the under cashing in five times.
This East/West battle is set to go down live on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. ET from the Chase Center in San Francisco, CA. The game will be broadcast live on ABC. We'll have NBA odds available at BookMaker.eu for this and every game on Saturday’s NBA slate.
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Odds Analysis
Two of the main reasons why Brooklyn easily covered as 7.5-point favorites in the first meeting were because it shot 46 percent from the field and drained 26 of 32 free throw attempts. But it also dominated in the battle of the boards outrebounding the Warriors 57-47. Back then, Golden State had the services of its two leading rebounders in Marquese Chriss and rookie James Wiseman. The duo combined for 14 rebounds with four coming at the offensive end of the court. Unfortunately, the former is done for the season and it doesn’t look like the latter’s wrist will be healed in time for this matchup. With that, Golden State is going to have to shoot the ball exceptionally well with it unlikely to get many second and third chance scoring opportunities with the Nets ranked No. 12 in rebounding rate. At full strength, Golden State clocks in at No. 30! If the Warriors have issues competing on the glass early on, you might want to think about investing in Brooklyn on the readjusted live betting lines; especially if the Warriors get out to a substantial early lead due to hot shooting.
Brooklyn Nets
Save for a hard-fought 124-120 outright win over the Clippers as short 1.5-point home dogs, the Nets haven’t been very competitive of late. Immediately after taking Kawhi Leonard down, the team went on to drop three straight against the Raptors at home and 76ers and Pistons on the road. That said, the team was without a member of the Big Three for all three losses. KD was forced to leave the game against Toronto after halftime due to the league’s health and safety protocols. He then missed both losses against Philadelphia and Detroit in full. He should however be deemed able to participate in Saturday’s game against the Warriors. If do, he’ll likely be looking to put on a show after going for 22 points in the first meeting against his former teammates.
Golden State Warriors
Since dropping an ugly 114-93 decision at the Phoenix Suns back on January 28, the Warriors have been competitive every step of the way regardless of winning or losing. They pounded Detroit by 27 immediately after, and then battled Boston to the death before ultimately succumbing by four points as 2.5-point home dogs. After that, they went into Dallas and waxed Luka Doncic and company 147-116 before dropping the backend of the two-game series by a 134-132 count as 4.5-point dogs. Most recently, it split its pair of games at San Antonio dropping the first one by five points as 1.5-point dogs and then following the loss up with a dominant 114-91 beat down of the Spurs as 1.5-point favorites. Golden State is the team in better form right now
Brooklyn vs. Golden State Prediction
When the lights go on and the world is watching, Curry always seems to take his game to another level. I’m expecting that to occur once again in this revenge spot with the big bad Nets paying their one and only visit to the Chase Center. As much as Durant is going to want to put on a show against his former team in front of their fan base, I simply just don’t foresee it being enough to get the best of Steph. The Big Three have each been in and out of the lineup since James Harden arrived. There just hasn’t been enough of a rhythm built between the trio to allow me to confidently lay the short road chalk in this spot against the vengeful Warriors. With the Dubs already showing a proclivity of rising to the occasion when catching points at home this season, I’ll gladly pay up to see if Brooklyn can go out and buck that trend. The Warriors have either won outright or failed to cover each of the seven times it’s gone off the board dogged at home. I’ll be betting on the first result playing out late Saturday night!
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