Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction: who will turn out to be stronger?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on December 26. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Golden State

The Warriors became the participant of the first high-profile trade of the current regular season. The Golden State signed Dennis Schröder, the World Champion of the German national team, who recently played for Toronto, and sent D'Antoni Melton, who never played for the Warriors.

In the first game after the upgrade Steve Kerr's team managed to win - away Golden State beat a tough Minnesota (113:103). However, in the second game, the Warriors stumbled again, failing to cope with Indiana (105:111).

Thus, Golden State has only three wins in its last 13 games. The Warriors are in an acceptable eighth place in the Western Conference standings. The balance of wins is 15-13.

Lakers

The Lakers did not conduct trades and as practice shows, they already have quite a capable squad. Recently, the team has regained momentum and won four of their last six games. During that stretch, the Lakers beat Sacramento twice on the road (113:100 and 103:99), and also outplayed Memphis (116:100), one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference, at home.

In the most recent game, however, the Lakers stumbled. At home, LeBron James and company unexpectedly failed to cope with Detroit - 114:117. In the Western Conference standings, Los Angeles is exactly one spot higher than Golden State - in seventh place. The balance of wins is 16-13.

Expert Betting Tips

From the upcoming match we expect a hard fought game and not too high efficiency. The Lakers have been adding defense lately, as you can see from the results, and Golden State has a pretty good defense - 11th in scoring defense with an average of 110.8 points per game. The Golden State has lost 10 of their previous 13 games, and it's unclear why they approach the matchup against LeBron James as such a clear favorite.