Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Free Game 5 Pick - Betting Odds
Date:
June 12, 9:00 pm
Location:
Oracle Arena
TV:
ABC
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Golden State -8.5
Total:
230.5
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<strong>NBA Finals – Game Five</strong>
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The Cleveland Cavaliers will head back to Oakland, California to square off with the Golden State Warriors at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California for Game Five of the NBA Finals. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:00 PM and is set to be aired on ABC. Currently, the Warriors are sitting pretty with a 3-1 lead over the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs resurged in Game Four with a dominant win at the Quicken Loans Arena to avert the sweep.
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Overview<br />
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The Finals are positioned here yet again to finish with a climactic conclusion. Staring a sweep dead in the eye, Cleveland would dig deep and put together an over 50% shooting performance on the night to eclipse the 130-point mark when they absolutely took it to Golden State on its own floor. The series is heading back to the Oracle Arena where the Warriors are in position to finish off King James and the Cavaliers but crazier things have happened, just look back to a year ago.
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Cleveland at Golden State Key Betting Trends<br />
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On the year, the Warriors have fallen to 82-16 straight up and just 51-44-3 against the spread.
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Cleveland sits at 64-35 straight up but have finally bolstered their mediocre numbers against the spread as they improved to 45-50.
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On the season, the Warriors stand at an incredulous 44-5 straight up at home.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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60% of the public fancy the Cavaliers against the spread. On the Money Line, the Warriors are priced as a -340 favorite. In this same market, Cleveland is offered as a +270 road dog. The Over/Under is currently offered at 230.5 with 71% of the consensus liking the Under.
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Prediction
We are going to go ahead and pivot a bit on our approach in this one. Instead of spotting points or taking them back, we will go ahead and stay clear of that initiative altogether. Cleveland is likely to be a sexy pick with points after their Game Four win, but at the same token Golden State is bound to be offered at an inflated price given their dominance in Oakland all season long coupled with their performance there in the playoffs and this series. Instead what we should focus on is scoring. In Game Four, records of all sorts were broken. In some cases this can foster an overreaction on the Over. However, what has taken place instead was the vantage that Game Four affairs were a one-off and thus the scoring is expected to be capped here in Game Five. However, Cleveland has found a wrinkle that it can use to contend with this juggernaut team and thus the scoring will likely once again be optimized in Game Five. Given the fact this market is just two points higher than the preceding contests, we will go ahead and play on the Over.
Free Pick:
Take Over 230.5
