The 6th-seeded Golden State Warriors'and 3rd-seeded Sacramento Kings'meet Saturday for Game 1 of their 1st-round NBA playoff action. Tip-off from Golden 1 Center is set for 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Warriors vs. Kings odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Golden State won the regular season series 3-1.
G'Stephen Curry dominated the Kings in the regular season, averaging 33.0 ppg and 5.0 apg on 58.4% from the field and 50.0% from beyond the arc in 4 games. The Warriors finished with an 11-30 road record in the regular season and the 2nd-best scoring offense, averaging 118.9 ppg.
Sacramento secured the 3-seed in the Western Conference despite dropping their last 3 games of the regular season. The Kings enter the playoffs after having one of the best offenses of all-time during the regular season, averaging a league-high 120.7 ppg and 49.4% shooting from the floor as a team, which was good for 2nd in the league.