Why Warriors are a 'headache' for Las Vegas

The Golden State Warriors found themselves in familiar territory on Thursday night in Dallas: short-handed and trailing in the second half. With Stephen Curry and Draymond Green out, they ultimately won 112-97 and covered as 10-point favorites over the Mavericks.

While the Warriors' preseason over/under of 67.5 wins and title odds of -200 (next-best team is Cleveland at 5-1) indicate how oddsmakers feel about Golden State's chances of repeating, it doesn't reveal how confounding the team has been this regular season for bookmakers and bettors alike.

"It's a headache," professional bettor Erin Rynning told ESPN. "You do all this research, and you want to think you're going to get 100 percent…