Coming off their best win of the season, the Golden State Warriors host the Phoenix Suns in a late-night matchup on Friday.
The pregame narrative: Golden State and Phoenix are both in the play-in tournament zone, so this is an important game. The Warriors are worth backing on an alt spread, and I’ll group that with props on Devin Booker and Steph Curry for a +285 ticket.
Check out my Suns vs. Warriors same-game parlay predictions for Jan. 31.
Suns vs. Warriors predictions
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Parlay: Warriors +4.5 | Booker 25+ points | Curry 4+ rebounds (+285)
Warriors +4.5 (-162): Phoenix and Golden State have split their season series, 1-1, with both squads winning at home. I think an outright win for the Warriors is a reasonable straight bet tonight, but for the SGP I’ll add some cushion.
Golden State is coming off a top-of-the-resume win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, who lead by 14 after the first quarter on Wednesday night. Ultimately, the Warriors clawed back for a 116-109 victory at Chase Center.
That win was as surprising to me as it was impressive. But it gives me faith in Golden State to win (or at least lose close) tonight.
Phoenix has a -4.0 net rating on the road this year, as well as a 9-13 record.
Other SGP legs
Booker 25+ points (-177): Will Booker play harder after being what some consider a snub for this year’s all-star game?
Probably not, but he’s playing well enough as it is for me to back him at this milestone anyhow.
- Booker is averaging 25.5 PPG.
- He has 25+ points in 23/41 games (56.1%).
- Against the Warriors, he has 25+ points in eight straight games (dating back to the 2022-23 season).
He also seems to be doing his best work in road arenas right now. In his past six games as a visitor, Booker has hit the 30-point mark five times.
Curry 4+ rebounds (-210): Curry has taken a step back as a rebounder in the past handful of games, but this is still a total he’s generally good for.
The veteran guard is averaging 4.7 rebounds and has cashed this bet in 24 of 38 games (63.2%).
Though he’s had fewer than four rebounds in four of his past five, the Suns are a plus matchup that should get him right.
Phoenix has the 10th-lowest rebounding rate (49.3%) and allows the seventh-most rebounds to opposing point guards (6.5), per Betting Pros.
Also, Curry has cashed this bet in four straight games against Phoenix, grabbing 13 boards in two games this year.
Picks made at 1:00 p.m. on 01/31/25.
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