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The Warriors have an amazing offense and I'm relying on everyone knowing that in this pick. Totals in Warriors games tend to be a bit inflated because of it, but this is also a team that is excellent defensively. As are the Jazz. Also, the fact the Under hit in 63% of Utah's home games last season doesn't hurt either.
Playing the Jazz in Utah is no easy task, but the Warriors certainly aren’t your ordinary team. The Warriors' 108-100 win in their opener against the Thunder was probably closer than it should have been with Russell Westbrook out, but trying to stave off the likes of Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson in crunch time has left plenty of teams shaking their heads. With such a small spread, look for the Warriors to cover.
The well documented struggles of the Warriors in Utah are long standing. They fall into the category of many teams that struggle with rotations in the altitude of Salt Lake City. Early in the season this figures to be a problem as the starters aren’t going to play a high volume of minutes and the bench rotation is the weakest it’s been in years for Golden State. With Utah’s vast depth, there will be issues for the Warriors playing from behind. Yet this team knows how to close and I wouldn’t be surprised of a big second half run that closes the door on the Jazz. Grab Golden State.