The Golden State Warriors are looking to go 3-0 since the arrival of Jimmy Butler, after seeing off both Chicago and Milwaukee away from home.
Their road trip continues as they prepare to take on the Mavs in Dallas, with the pair’s regular season series tied at 1-1.
Dallas enter this contest extremely shorthanded, with Luka’s replacement AD set to miss through injury, along side the Mavs’ other two bigs Gafford and Lively!
Jimmy seems to have a new lease on life since switching coasts, I believe he’ll play a large part in shutting down the Mavs biggest offensive weapon in Kyrie, while giving Curry the freedom and energy to dominate the offensive end.
I’m taking the Dubs to cover on the road.
Now, let’s jump over to the winners of the Luka trade, the Lakers!
LA are currently on a 6-game winning streak (2nd longest current streak), and are 9-1 across their last 10 games, including a 19-point victory in Luka’s Lakers debut against this very opponent on Tuesday (AEST).
The Lakers are now 3-0 against the Jazz this season, with an average winning margin of 8.6 points.
This purple patch of form, has pushed the Lakers into the top four seedings in the West, just three games back from Memphis and Denver.
Meanwhile, the Jazz are 2-8 across their last 10 games, and are 5-18 in Utah, with only the Wizards boasting a worse home record.
I’m backing the Lakers form to continue with another convincing win over the Jazz.