{"id":376837,"date":"2025-10-21T15:38:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=376837"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:04:17","slug":"warriors-vs-lakers-sgp-predictions-october-21-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/warriors-vs-lakers-sgp-predictions-october-21-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors vs. Lakers NBA opening night SGP predictions: Back Doncic and Curry in +330 ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NBA&#8217;s opening night concludes with a marquee West Coast matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Los Angeles is a 3.5-point home underdog, with LeBron James (sciatica) sidelined untill mid-November. There&#8217;s still plenty of star power in this matchup, though, with Steph Curry and Luka Doncic favoured to lead their respective teams in scoring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Warriors vs. Lakers same-game parlay predictions for the NBA&#8217;s season opener, featuring both star point guards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the NBA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Warriors vs. Lakers SGP predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SGP: Under 237.5 points | Doncic 3+ threes | Curry 6+ assists (+330)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Under 237.5 points<\/strong> (-305):<\/strong> I want to stay away from picking a side in this matchup. Instead, let&#8217;s take the under on this heavily teased total, which provides solid negative correlation with the following two prop bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last season, three of the four matchups between these teams went well under this total. The lone over landed on 239 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LeBron played in each of those games, and the ageless superstar averaged 32.3 PPG. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The King didn&#8217;t bring much to the table defensively in his age-40 season, so his absence should make it tougher for <em>both <\/em>teams to score. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Golden State ranked seventh in defensive rating last season, and both teams sat outside of the top half of the league in pace (possessions per 48 minutes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect a slog on night one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:119964\">Embed: #119964<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\"><strong>Don&#8217;t miss out \u2014 Bet on the opening night of the NBA<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA opening night SGP picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Doncic 3+ threes (-275):<\/strong> Doncic is one of the NBA&#8217;s elite deep threats, ranking top-five in 3s attempted and made per game in each of the past two seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2023-24: <\/strong>4.1 threes on 10.6 attempts (38.2%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2024-25:<\/strong> 3.5 threes on 9.6 attempts (36.8%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That type of volume puts this milestone in play on a nightly basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Warriors are far from a plus matchup, allowing the second-fewest 3s per game to opposing point guards last season, per Fantasy Pros. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Doncic is going to get his shots up against any team, especially with LeBron (who averaged 5.7 three-point attempts per game) sidelined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet on Doncic and more Warriors vs. Lakers prop markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Curry 6+ assists (+105):<\/strong> Curry is a bucket-getter first and foremost, and that makes his remarkably consistent passing somewhat underrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The future Hall of Famer has averaged 6+ assists in three of his last four seasons and 10 of his last 13.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Last year, Curry averaged 6.0 assists and went 42-28 against this line. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>That includes three of the four games he played agianst the Lakers. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Los Angeles gave up the fourth-most assists per game to point guards last year (9.46). Expect Curry to be active as a passer again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Warriors vs. Lakers predictions made at 2:25 p.m. on 10\/21\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA&#8217;s opening night concludes with a marquee West Coast matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. The pregame narrative: Los Angeles is a 3.5-point home underdog, with LeBron James (sciatica) sidelined untill mid-November. 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