Washington @ Golden State
Washington +13½ -108 over Golden State

Pinnacle +13½ -108 BET365 +13½ -110Sportsinteraction +13½ -110  888Sport +13½ -110

Posted at 12:00 PM ET. Odds are subject to change.

Washington +13½ over Golden State

Chase Center – San Francisco, CA

8:40 PM ET. The Wizards are the NBA's resident punching bag, boasting the league's worst record and serving as the perennial afterthought of oddsmakers and bettors alike. Yet it’s precisely this label that allows us to exploit inflated point spreads such as the one we see here.

Golden State comes into this contest off a thrilling one-point victory over the Timberwolves, a game in which they closed as seven-point dogs on the road. The market had soured on the Warriors after an outright loss to Toronto as favorites, only to watch them rebound dramatically in Minnesota. That kind of zig-zag sentimentality is now baked into this number. The market has effectively forgiven the Warriors, but in doing so, it’s also penalized the Wizards.

Golden State has a propensity to play down to its competition. We saw it when they dropped a game outright to the Raptors, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see another sluggish effort here. Add in a “sandwich” spot with the reigning NBA champion Celtics visiting Monday, and it’s easy to envision the Warriors treating this matchup as little more than an afterthought.

Washington, for its part, brings nothing to lose and everything to gain. The Wizards don’t need to win here; they just need to remain competitive, and against a Warriors team likely operating on cruise control, that’s more than plausible. Golden State is being asked to cover an inflated number in a letdown/lookahead scenario, and we’ll gladly take the value on the dog.

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Our Pick

Washington +13½ -108 (Risking 2.16 units - To Win: 2.00)

Chicago +197 over Detroit
L.A. Clippers -4½ -108 over Memphis