Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Game 2 Betting Odds - Free Pick
Date:
June 5, 9:00 pm
Location:
Oracle Arena
TV:
ABC
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Golden State Warriors -6
Total:
208.5
<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers will travel to Oakland, CA to face off with the Golden State Warriors at the Oracle Arena for Game Two of the NBA Finals. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 PM and is to be aired on ABC. In Game One, the Warriors trampled the Cavaliers 104-89 jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the series. The betting odds on Game 2 opened with the Warriors -6.5 on the point spread line and a total offered up at 206. We've seen movement on those lines with some of the sharper books lowering the line to -6 and the O/U line has increased to as high as 209 at some betting shops. </p>
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<div class="heading">NBA Finals - Game 2 Overview</div>
<p>Golden State has now won their last six against Cleveland from Game One dating back to their dominance of Cleveland in last year's NBA Finals. Game One followed script, Cleveland once again looked lost against the Warriors and their sub-par play all year long away from the Quicken Loans Arena, enhanced this result. Matters could have been much worse for Cleveland for they trailed by as much as 20 points and never led by more than a three-ball. Golden State's bread and butter is shooting the three.</p>
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<div class="heading">Key Betting Trends</div>
<p>After Game One, the Warriors are 57-41-2 ATS. Cleveland has now fallen to 46-48-3. Alas from these analytics we can see that Cleveland is more likely to be overvalued than the Warriors, despite Golden State having a higher propensity due to their status as defending champion.</p>
<div class="heading">Public Consensus</div>
<p>65% of the public are taking the Warriors against the spread. On the contrary, 53% of the public are with the Cavs on the Money Line at +210. Despite the market being identical to Game One, we have seen a flux in this market, as more were keen to lay the juice with Golden State at -260 in the opening game. The Total Line is currently offered at 208.5 with 74% of the consensus liking the over. </p>
Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Pick
For the second straight game we will play the chalk. In the fanaticism that revolves around LeBron James, takers are quick to forget we are getting a defending champion at home who has lost just three games there all season long. The Game One market was virtually down the middle and it was Golden State whom delivered. Now, Golden State has won 86 games this year and they have covered 57 times and only once were they a pooch. Cleveland has won 69 games this year and they have covered only 46 times and are below .500 against the spread. Despite Golden State defending a NBA title, featuring a MVP who was won the award two seasons in a row and breaking a seemingly unbreakable record they bode tremendous value. On the contrary, Cleveland is one of those teams that because they have arguably one of the greatest basketball players that ever played on the floor, they are prone to produce a plethora of overlays whether they are a dog or a favorite. Cleveland was not even close to covering in Game One, yet this market is identical to Game One's open and many are still intrigued by Cleveland regardless. We don't see the upside in playing on Cleveland, they have lost their last six against the Warriors and until they give us a reason to believe otherwise, we will stay off the Cavs and come back again on the Warriors in a "best bet" situation.
Free Pick:
Golden State Warriors -6
