{"id":337809,"date":"2025-04-03T10:38:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=337809"},"modified":"2025-04-03T12:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T16:41:20","slug":"warriors-vs-lakers-sgp-predictions-april-3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/warriors-vs-lakers-sgp-predictions-april-3-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors vs. Lakers SGP predictions April 3: Back Doncic to shoot lights out in +380 wager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers showcase a potential first-round playoff matchup on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: The Lakers are one of the NBA&#8217;s top home teams, so I will take them to win tonight. This +380 SGP also includes overs for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/luka_doncic\">Luka Doncic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/austin_reaves\">Austin Reaves<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Warriors vs. Lakers SGP predictions for April 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Warriors vs. Lakers predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Lakers ML | Reaves over 19.5 points | Doncic 3+ threes (+380)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:112084\">Embed: #112084<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Lakers ML<\/strong><\/strong> (-120)<\/strong>: Backing the Lakers at home has become a personal favourite pick of mine, and for good reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They have the NBA&#8217;s third-best home record (29-9).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They are 11-3 at home since acquiring Doncic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Warriors are a tough side to fade right now. They are 19-4 with Jimmy Butler but are playing a sixth-straight game on the road. They are currently 3-2 on this trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there&#8217;s anywhere Golden State is vulnerable, it&#8217;s on the road. It is 21-17 away from home this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, the trio of Doncic, Reaves and LeBron James is at full force right now. I&#8217;m predicting them to lead L.A. to another win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Reaves over 19.5 points<\/strong> <\/strong>(-112):<\/strong> I know Reaves fell well under this mark against the Houston Rockets last time out, but this line is simply too low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He finished with 13 points, shooting 5-of-11 from the field. But the Rockets own the third best defensive rating and roster some elite wing defenders like Amen Thompson and Dillon Brooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those 11 attempts were his lowest in a game since Feb. 28, so I expect a major uptick in volume tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what he averaged in March:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>23.3 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16.4 field-goal attempts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>48.0% from the floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Including that down performance against Houston, Reaves has cleared this total in eight of his last 10 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with his superstar teammates healthy, Reaves has proven to be reliable against this line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Doncic 3+ <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>threes (-210):<\/strong> Remember when Doncic struggled in a Lakers uniform? Those days are long gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doncic flipped a switch at the end of February and reminded everyone that he&#8217;s among the best scorers in the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Over the past 16 games, Doncic averaged 30.1 points and shot 40.1% from deep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s attempting 10.4 and making 4.2 threes per game during that time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When he&#8217;s at his best, which he is right now, Doncic demands a ton of shot volume and around half of those attempts come from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He failed to cash this wager in the last two games but was 13-1 in the 14 games before. That makes this an easy addition to the parlay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Warriors vs. Lakers predictions made at 9:25 a.m. ET 04\/03\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers showcase a potential first-round playoff matchup on Thursday. The pregame narrative: The Lakers are one of the NBA&#8217;s top home teams, so I will take them to win tonight. This +380 SGP also includes overs for Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Check out my Warriors vs. Lakers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":337822,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-337809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Warriors vs. Lakers predictions: SGP picks April 3 | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Warriors vs. Lakers SGP predictions for April 3. 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