3 Bold Predictions for Warriors vs. Clippers

Steph Curry and Paul George face off on Thursday night.
Steph Curry and Paul George face off on Thursday night. / Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
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The Golden State Warriors are looking to build on Tuesday’s opening night win over the Los Angeles Lakers when they face the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. 

Steph Curry struggled with his shot, but still put up a triple-double in the Warriors’ season-opening win. If you trailed our prop bet pick on him, you would have cashed in on the under 33.5 points. 

Now, Curry gets a matchup against Paul George and the Clippers, who are three-point underdogs on the road at WynnBET.

Here are three bold player prop prediction for Warriors-Clippers: 

Bold Predictions for Warriors vs. Clippers

  • Steph Curry to Record a Double-Double (+600)
  • Andrew Wiggins OVER 19.5 Points and Rebounds (+100)
  • Paul George OVER 39.5 Points, Rebounds and Assists (-116)

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Steph Curry to Record a Double-Double (+600)

Curry is coming off a triple-double in the season opener and he’s still +600 to pick up a double-double in this matchup. 

Steph isn’t as sure of a thing as other players to find 10 assists or 10 rebounds, but his usage is going to be there on a nightly basis, especially with Klay Thompson. Curry played 36 minutes in the opener and had a usage rate of 31.3 percent. 

Andrew Wiggins OVER 19.5 Points and Rebounds (+100)

Last season, Wiggins averaged 18.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game for Golden State. 

Even with the emergence of Jordan Poole, Wiggins still had 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting and seven boards in the team’s season opener. The Clippers like to go small, which plays into the Warriors going small with Draymond Green at the five and Wiggins on the wing or potentially at the four. 

He took 14.9 shots per game last season, so an uptick in that number should make it easier to hit the over on this prop. 

Paul George OVER 39.5 Points, Rebounds and Assists (-116)

I’m going to get this out of the way early. Paul George is in for a huge season with Kawhi Leonard out due to injury.

In 22 games with the Clippers that Leonard has not played in, George is averaging 25.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. When you look back to last year’s playoffs, George hit the over on 39.5 combined points, rebounds and assists in six of the eight games that he played without Kawhi. 

Over that stretch, PG13 averaged a whopping 29.6 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. He was dominant, and I expect him to start off on the right foot in this matchup.