San Antonio Spurs vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 3/31/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Friday, March 31, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is where the Golden State Warriors will compete against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday.

The Spurs took the court against the Jazz and took a loss by a score of 128-117 in their last game. San Antonio wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.4% field goal percentage (45 of 95) and converted 10 of their 35 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Spurs made 17 of their 21 shots for a rate of 81.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 31 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to defense, San Antonio let their opponent shoot 54.4% from the floor on 49 of 90 shooting. Utah earned 28 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. Moreover, Utah snagged 45 boards (8 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Utah finished shooting 90.0% from the charity stripe by making 18 of their 20 tries. They made 12 of 31 shots from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Spurs ended up with 16 and the Jazz totaled 17 personal fouls.

Malaki Branham is one player who was a contributor for this game. He accounted for 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 27 minutes and also grabbed 2 rebounds. Branham walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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San Antonio enters this game with a win-loss record of 19-57 for the season. They average 112.1 pts per contest (25th in the league) while shooting 46.5% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (832 of 2,426) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a team, San Antonio is grabbing 43.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 2,055 assists this year, which has them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.1 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Spurs have forced 14.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They give up 39.3% on shots from distance and they rank 30th in the NBA in points per game allowed (122.6). The Spurs are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 50.8% (3,488 of 6,870) and they concede 44.9 boards per game as a unit. They are 27th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,008 conceded for the campaign.

In their last game, the Warriors went home victorious with a score of 120-109 when they faced the Pelicans. When discussing team rebounding, Golden State allowed New Orleans to snag 41 in total (11 offensive). They finished shooting 44.4% from beyond the perimeter via 12 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 14 at the charity stripe (92.9%). The Warriors allowed the Pelicans to knock down 42 out of their 90 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.7% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Warriors finished shooting 43 out of 82 from the field which had them at 52.4%. Concerning shooting from distance, Golden State made 18 out of 40 attempts (45.0%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.7%. The Pelicans earned 18 personal fouls for this contest which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. The Warriors recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in this game.

Stephen Curry was important for the Warriors for the game. He made 14 of 25 for this contest for a rate of 56.0%, and added 8 rebounds. Curry tallied 39 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 8 dimes for this game.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 40-37 so far this year. The Warriors are committing 21.5 fouls per game while shooting 79.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.5 times per game (1st in basketball) and they are turning it over 16.3 times per contest. Golden State has totaled 9,101 pts so far this season (118.2 per contest) and they collect 44.1 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Warriors are hitting on 47.7% from the field, which ranks them 13th in basketball.

The Golden State defense allows 36.7% on shots from distance (1,005 of 2,738) and opponents are converting on 77.3% of their foul shots. They allow 25.8 assists and 43.5 total boards per game, which is ranked 18th and 17th in the NBA. The Warriors defensively are ranked 23rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 117.6. They are forcing 14.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (13th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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