Despite vanilla numbers across the board this season, the
28-27 SU and 28-26-1 ATS Warriors would be playoff-bound
if the postseason were to start today. Golden State sure
looked like a lock to make the playoffs when the current
campaign tipped off late last October, winning ten of its
fi rst twelve games. But the Dubs soon fell into a pattern
of inconsistency, and have failed to win three consecutive
games since those fi rst dozen outings. However, if they
beat Sacramento on Friday, they’ll have a shot today at
completing a three-straight-win trifecta – and somehow,
you just know that All-Star MVP Steph Curry will make sure
that happens. The Warriors have some business to take
care of here, namely getting even from a pair of losses
to the Mavs in the past two meetings this season, and
they currently own a 4-2 ATS record at home with same-
season double revenge in this series. Amazingly, Dallas
has refused to fold after losing Luka Doncic to the Lakers
for a now-gimpy Anthony Davis, but history is against the
Mavs here, considering they’re only 19-29-1 ATS the last
49 games as a visitor in this series, including 8-18 ATS from
Game 55 out. Lastly, we offer up THE CLINCHER: See this
week’s AWESOME ANGLE on page 2. BY PLAYBOOK
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