T.M. Selection: Golden State Warriors.

I like the Golden State Warriors to cover the spread against the Portland Trail Blazers in this game on Wednesday. The Warriors have been the best team in the league this year and they have looked really good in their games and that's without Klay Thompson returning yet. They have worked their way into 1st place in the league with the best record and they have been destroying the teams standing in their way. Going back to their most recent 6 wins, they won all of those games by 15+ points including the Suns when they were on their 18 game win streak, and the Trail Blazers a few weeks ago with Damien Lillard and CJ McCollum in the lineup. Lillard and McCollum are both going to be out for this game so the only difference is now they are missing their 2 best players. I think those 2 losses are going to make a big impact in this game, the Warriors were able to beat them with their best players last time and now those players will be missing which I think makes this way easier for the Warriors to cover here. The Trail Blazers have lost 3 games in a row at home without Lillard in any of those games and their closest game was a 12 point loss to the Clippers. They even lost the other 2 games by 25+ points and McCollum was playing in both. Now they have to go on the road after those home losses and I don't think the Trail Blazers are going to be able to dent the Warriors in this game. I think the Warriors are too strong for them and playing too well. I like the Warriors to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 115-92 Warriors.