Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Game 1 Betting Odds - Free Pick
Date:
June 2, 9:00 pm
Location:
Oracle Arena
TV:
ABC
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Golden State -6
Total:
210
<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers will travel to Oakland, CA to play Game One of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors at the Oracle Arena tonight. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:00 PM and is to be aired on ABC. The 2015 NBA Finals featured a collision between these two opponents resulting in Golden State capturing their first-ever NBA title in a crushing 4-1 rout of the Cavaliers.</p>
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<div class="heading">NBA Finals - Game One Overview</div>
<p>The NBA Finals will feature a rematch of last year's final, in what some have dubbed King James vs. Chef Curry II. The first rendition of this encounter did not fare well for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they were absolutely dominated by the Warriors in the 2015 edition. The two squads entering on contrasting notes.
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<p>For Cleveland, they more or less cruise in to the NBA Finals in 2016 as they did in 2015. The Cavaliers lost just two games in their first three series. Most notably, the Cavs swept their first two opponents before they lost two on the road to Toronto in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavs would finish off Toronto in the Air Canada Center, dispatching the Raps in six games.
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<p>For Golden State, the defending champs had to overcome a 3-1 deficit against Oklahoma City. The Thunder had the Warriors on the ropes but like every true champion, the Warriors found a way to overcome the adversity and win out in the series to earn their second consecutive trip to the Finals. The "Splash Brothers" of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson were instrumental facilitators of Golden State's success.
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<div class="heading">Key Betting Trends</div>
<p>On the year, the Warriors are 56-41-2 ATS. In Oakland, where Golden State is 48-3 SU on the year. This is bad news for the Cavaliers who are 29-19 SU away from home and 46-47-3 ATS overall. Let us not forget the Warriors own the single-season record for wins and a successful title defense will cement their legacy as perhaps the greatest single-season team in NBA history.</p>
<div class="heading">Public Consensus</div>
<p>52% of the public are taking the Warriors against the spread. 68% of the public are on the Warriors on the Money Line, willing to lay heavy juice at -260 showcasing much more vested faith that Golden State will win this one at home outright. Cleveland comes in at +210. The Total Line is sitting at 210.5 with 61% of the consensus fond of the over. </p>
Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Pick
We are not typically hawkish on playing the chalk but this situation predicates it. Golden State has been a force to be reckoned with when they are the Oracle Center and given their dominance of this team in particular both in the NBA Finals last year and in the regular season this year, you have to think this game has the Warriors written all over it. The prognostication has been seductive, many analysts regale the 2015-16 Cavaliers as a better product to compete with the 2015-16 Warriors who are better than the squad that won its first ever NBA title in franchise history. Cleveland may have stepped their game up this season, but so has Golden State and they have 73 wins and a record in regular season victories to show for it. Cleveland has laid waste to meeker opposition and this was the expectation for the Cavs in their Eastern Conference campaign all season long. On the contrary, the champs have dispatched a resurgent Portland and overcame a clearly undervalued Oklahoma City in consecutive series. This Cleveland squad may be a step back for the Warriors and the final score of Game One may likely reflect this. We will go ahead and lean on the Warriors and spot the points.
Free Pick:
Golden State Warriors -6
