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Warriors vs. Lakers Predictions, Odds & Picks For Game 5

Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors battle for a rebound during the first quarter in game four of the Western Conference Semifinal Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 08, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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The Los Angeles Lakers can advance with a win tonight, as they own a 3-1 series lead over the Golden State Warriors ahead of Game 5 on Wednesday, May 10. Tip-off from San Francisco is scheduled for 10 pm ET while airing on TNT. The Warriors enter this game as 7-point favorites with the total set at 226. How will this one play out? Let’s dive into the Warriors vs. Lakers predictions, odds, and picks below.

Warriors vs. Lakers Odds

  • Spread: Warriors -7
  • Total: 226

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Game Info

  • Date: Wednesday, May 10
  • Time: 10 pm ET
  • Location: Golden 1 Center – San Francisco, CA
  • TV: TNT

Warriors Betting Trends

  • Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Golden State.
  • Warriors are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.

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Lakers Betting Trends

  • Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
  • Over is 8-2 in Lakers last 10 road games.

Warriors vs. Lakers Predictions

The Warriors should win this game, right? Can they cover the 7-point spread? That’s somewhat questionable.

Instead, we are looking toward the total as our favorite bet in this game. Let’s check out the over/under history in the first four games of this series:

  • Game 1: Over 227 with 229 total points
  • Game 2: Over 226.5 with 227 total points
  • Game 3: Under 229.5 with 224 total points
  • Game 4: Under 228 with 205 total points

As you can see, we are 2-2 on that front, but the over has barely gotten by. As these two teams become more familiar, the totals are starting to trend down.

Also, the Warriors are 25-19-2 to the under at home this season, which is a 56.8% hit rate.

There’s a chance the Lakers throttle things back in the second half if things aren’t going their way. Regardless, there are many paths to the under, so we are grabbing under 226 total points as our favorite bet from Game 5.

The Pick: Under 226 | -110 at PointsBet