Golden State Warriors vs Philadelphia 76ers – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 30/01/2024

Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers return to the court in the early hours of this Wednesday and this moment of the season has been very important, as the teams are defining which positions they will be able to fight for until the end of the regular phase.

Golden State Warriors

The situation of the Golden State Warriors is absolutely delicate and the team today would even be left out of the play in the West.

The team occupies only 12th place in the conference, with 19 wins and 24 losses, and has lost 2 in a row. In fact, the team lost 7 times in the last 10 games and has been increasingly less competitive in its defensive phase.

In recent matches they have shown that they can still be a very productive team offensively, but that they cannot control their opponents.

They lost twice at home, when they were beaten by the Sacramento Kings 134-133 and against the Los Angeles Lakers in the last match, in one of the biggest games of the season so far.

Against the Lakers, they lost 145 to 144, with a show from Stephen Curry and LeBron James. Normal time ended in a tie at 118-118, but there were still 2 extra times.

Stephen Curry with 46 points and 7 assists was Golden State’s greatest player, and LeBron James with an insane triple double of 36 points, an incredible 20 rebounds and 12 assists, stole the show in the game.

The NBA fan is grateful for having watched a spectacle, but from a competition point of view, we can notice the decline of Golden State, which is reaching the final stretch of its golden phase with this crop.

Golden State has the eighth highest offensive efficiency in the league, reaching 118.6 points per game, but we have seen that it has been struggling a lot to defend in recent games and today it has the 24th defensive campaign, reaching almost 118 points conceded.

Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia is having a much more balanced season and is placing itself among the best teams in the East.

The team is third in the table, with a campaign of 29 wins and 16 losses, but arrives in a terrible moment, with 3 defeats in a row.

In the last matches, they lost away from home to the Indiana Pacers by 134 to 122, then to the Denver Nuggets also on the road by 111 to 105 and in the last match, still playing away from home, to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Against Portland, once again a terrible defensive performance by the Philadelphia team, which suffered a 130-104 defeat.

Kelly Oubre Jr. was their main player in the match, with 25 points, but he continues to miss Cameroonian Joel Embiid, who once again was not on the court, just like against the Denver Nuggets.

When Phila has its main players on the court, it is an absolutely tough team to beat, however, once again the tendency is not to have Embiid.

The Cameroonian pivot is on the questionable list, but the tendency is for Paul Reed to once again assume the role of starting center.

So far this season, Philadelphia has the sixth best offense in the league, with an average of 119.2 points per game, and has the seventh best defense, with 112.4 points conceded per game.

But I still believe that without Embiid, the tendency is for the team to be below Golden State, which will have its main players in this match.

It is a decisive moment for the San Francisco team and playing at home against Philadelphia, without their main player and coming from 3 consecutive defeats, it is almost an obligation for the team to get back to winning ways.

The points line still seems like a great betting option to us, given the way Philadelphia has been conceding points recently, and everything we’ve already said about Golden State.

Conclusion:

But still, my betting option will be on Golden State’s handicap for this match, mainly due to the absence of Joel Embiid.