NBA Odds - Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Game 1

Last season at this time, it was the Golden State Warriors who were rolling into the NBA Finals, while the Cleveland Cavaliers seemed to be just barely getting by. Now, the roles are reversed in a rematch for the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

Game 1 of the NBA Finals promises to be a tremendous game, and it should be a good precursor for what could be an epic series.

 

NBA Finals Odds at BovadaCleveland Cavaliers +5.5
Golden State Warriors -5.5
Over/Under 210

 

ODDS ANALYSIS

 

Last year in the Finals, the Cavaliers were relatively big dogs in all of their games in Oakland. They started at +6 and moved to +7.5 for Game 2 and +9.5 for Game 3. To their credit, the Cavs did force Game 1 to overtime, and they came back and won Game 2. After that though, this series really wasn't all that close.

 

This time though, the implication is there that Cleveland has a real shot. The Cavs are only set at +5.5, and for live betting purposes, that number isn't big enough to scare off moneyline bettors on either side as well.

 

The total is the Finals started at 203.5 and dipped all the way to 193.5 by the time the decisive Game 6 rolled around. This year, the number starts significantly higher at 210.5, though live bettors should be aware that the under posted a 3-2-1 mark in the 2015 Finals.

 

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Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Predictions, Game 6 May 28, 2016

As much NBA fans had expected, the Golden State Warriors held off the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 to help keep their title defense and historic regular-season campaign alive. However, the Warriors are headed back again to the Sooner State this Saturday for Game 6, where they've been bludgeoned by the Thunder twice already this postseason.

Can Golden State force a deciding Game 7 back Oakland, or will the people of Oklahoma City hold a great celebration for the new Western Conference Champions? Let's have a closer understand this exhilarating showdown below.

Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City
When: Saturday, May 28, 2016, 9:00 PM ET
Line: Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder – view all NBA lines
TV Broadcast: TNT

Facing their first playoff-elimination match in what feels like forever, the Golden State Warriors rose to the challenge and defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 120-111, this Thursday in Game 5 of their Western Conference Finals series.

League MVP Steph Curry had to take matters into his own hands, and seize the opportunity he so did by racking up 31 points, seven rebounds and six assists. But it wasn’t a convincingly dominant performance for him, though, as he only shot 9-of-20 from the floor and committed five turnovers as well.

Golden State head coach Steve Kerr mentioned after the game that Curry “looked like 91 percent,” which is both comforting and not. On one hand, that quote could be taken as if Steph hasn’t brought his A-game yet, which means his 100-percent form is yet to come and just in time for Game 6 on Saturday. On the other, Curry’s recent issues with his knee may still be lingering and affecting his game.

Then again and even with Curry not in optimal condition, the Warriors can still hurt you in a lot of ways, just like what happened on Thursday when virtually the entire supporting cast stepped up big-time. Fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson pitched in with 27 points; Andre Iguodala added eight helpers; spark plug Marreese Speights scored 14 points in just nine minutes off the bench; and even center Andrew Bogut had a monster night with 15 points (7-of-9 shooting), 14 boards, and a couple of dimes, steals and blocks to boot.
Did we miss anybody? Oh yeah, team nucleus Draymond Green (11 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, four blocks) is back.

With another stellar all-around effort in Game 6, the Dubs could easily bring the series back again to Oracle Arena for Game 7 and have another fantastic chance at replicating their performance this Thursday to become just the 10th team in NBA history to claw back from a 3-1 series deficit. Then again, preventing another OKC explosion at the Chesapeake Center is simpler said than done.

Betting on the Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder may have lost Game 5's battle, but this war of a set all together is still not even close to over, and the team certainly gave the Warriors all they may handle on Thursday.

The unstoppable tandem of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook didn’t miss a beat at all from their amazing postseason run. Durant finished with a game-high 40 points and a perfect 13-for-13 from the free-throw line, whereas Westbrook filled the stat sheet as usual with 31 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and five steals.

What’s got to be a major concern, though, is how their key contributors appeared to be overwhelmed by the hostility from Oracle that in turn livened up the Warriors even more. Andre Roberson and Dion Waiters, who combined for 43 points in Games 3 and 4 in Oklahoma, found no rhythm whatsoever on Thursday. Roberson scored just six points on a couple of three’s and fouled out of the game, while Waiters bricked all four of his shot attempts in 27 minutes of action.

Getting these two X-factors back into their respective grooves is imperative, especially with Golden State’s own role players having stepped up already. In Game 6, the Warriors’ bench alone outscored Oklahoma City’s starters not named Durant and Westbrook, 30-27.
Still, OKC’s form at home has been spectacular this postseason. Remember: the Thunder outscored Golden State by a combined 52 points in the two contests prior to Game 5, so it’s all a matter of whether or not they conjure up energy from their own equally rabid fanbase again at Chesapeake to finally put the Dubs away for good.

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Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox Prediction Thursday, May 26th, 2016

Thursday evening in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium, we've got game among a weekend matchup between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals.

 

Chicago White Sox (27-20) at Kansas City Royals (23-21) MLB Baseball: Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 8:15 pm (Kauffman Stadium) M Gonzalez (0-1) (4.57) vs. D Duffy (0-0) (2.13) The Line: Kansas City Royals -162 / Chicago White Sox +152 --- Over/Under: 8.5 See the Latest Odds TV: CSCh, FSKC

 

The KC batting order is just a pretty well-rounded one as well. Eric Hosmer holds eight homers with 52 hits, 24 runs and 23 RBI. Hosmer doubled and knocked in two runs in Wednesday's game. Lorenzo Cain has managed 50 hits with 22 runs and 25 RBI. Alcides Escobar has 53 hits with 17 runs to his credit. Escobar managed three hits on Wednesday.

 

The White Sox are 0-5 within their last five games against a left-handed starter, and 1-5 within their last six road games. Meanwhile, the Royals are 4-0 within their last four game ones of a string, and 7-2 within their last nine Thursday games.

 

Those two teams are headed in opposite directions and I expect they to carry on for many with this series, starting with tonight. The Royals have gone 21-8 in Duffy's last 29 home starts and 7-3 in his last 10 starts vs the White Sox and he's yet to allow a work in his two starts so far. Yes I know it's only 7.1 innings of work, but still he is likely to be going facing a struggling White Sox offense that has averaged just 2.5 rpg within their last eight games. Miguel Gonzalez gets the nod for the Sox and he's struggled in his career vs the Royals, especially here where he's 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in two starts. All signs indicate the Royals in this one. MLB Picks Play on KC

Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Game 5 Prediction

Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (8:30 PM ET). Line: Toronto Raptors (+10.5) at Cleveland Cavaliers (-10.5); total: 199.0 – view all NBA lines

 

Don't count out the Raptors just yet. Toronto put forth a huge performance in Game 4 to even their series with Cleveland at two games apiece. Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan combined for 67 points to lead the Raptors to a surprise 105-99 victory. They're the first set of teammates to score at least 30 points and shoot at least 60 percent from the field in a meeting finals game since Dan Majerle and Charles Barkley made it happen for the Phoenix Suns within their 1993 series contrary to the Seattle SuperSonics.

 

It's back again to the drawing board for the beleaguered Cavaliers heading into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. For the Cavs to regain momentum in this series, they should do a much better job with their execution down the stretch. They shot just 1-of-10 from the field and 1-of-8 from 3-point range in the last 4:11 of Game 4. LeBron James inexplicably took only one shot in the last 5:09 of Game 4.

 

The Cavs are 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS in their last six home games against the Raptors. They are pegged at +170 to win this year’s NBA championship. Bet on Cleveland Cavaliers Minus the points.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning - May 24, 2016 Prediction

I'm going to consider the Penguins to even the series and send it back again to the Steel City for a casino game seven. The Penguins are the higher team and they will produce the effort needed here to win this one. They Have been a good road team where they are 12-4 their last 16, so they are not afraid to play far from home. The Lightning have played a bit over their heads the final number of games and I expect the Penguins to play with their full potential and stave off elimination with an enormous win here.

MLB Baseball Picks - May 24, 2016

Sitting alone atop the always competitive AL East, the Boston Red Sox send David Price (6-1, 5.53 ERA) to the mound in the series opener against the Colorado Rockies. Price aims to silence the Rockies hot bats and pickup his seventh win of the summer season and lower his high ERA simultaneously.

 

The Red Sox possess one of many top offenses in every one of baseball and are lead by Xander Bogaerts who's batting .346. In what is probably his final season, David "Big Papi" Ortiz is batting .329 with 11 Home Runs and 37 RBI's. Jackie Bradley Jr. is an additional player to watch for Boston and is hitting .342 with 8 Home Runs and 33 RBI's.

 

Boston has been paced by the guy who's retiring by the end of the year, David Ortiz, who's hitting .329 with 11 homers and 37 RBIs so far. The real star at this time may be Jackie Bradley Jr, who's hitting .342 with eight homers and 33 RBIs on the year and happens to be in the midst of a 27 game hitting streak. The Red Sox have averaged 6.68 rpg and have allowed 4.56 rpg at home this year. On the mound Boston is a huge bit substandard while they can be found in ranked 18th in the league in ERA at 4.07, while also ranking 14th in WHIP at 1.30. At home Red Sox starters have an ERA of 4.78, while their pen has an ERA of 3.07.

 

Taking the hill for the Red Sox will undoubtedly be David Price, who moved 6-1 with a 5.53 ERA in nine starts this year, including 2-1 with a 4.34 ERA in his last three starts overall and 3-0 with a 6.75 ERA in five starts at home. Price is 16-10 with a 3.39 ERA in 37 career starts through the month of May, during interleague play he moved 11-10 with a 3.42 ERA in 26 starts. He's faced the Rockies twice and is 0-2 with a 5.93 ERA in those games.  

 

Boston Red Sox -1.5

The Red Sox high priced free agent starter David Price hasn't had the year he hoped for his ERA but he has been delivering wins. Price gets another big offensive output using this HOT hitting Red Sox bats.

Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Picks, Western Conference Finals Game 4 – May 24, 2016

Down 2-1 in the series, the Golden State Warriors can't afford to dig themselves into a deeper hole. They need to even things up with a win in Game 4 tonight, and moreover regain the home-court advantage. Can the defending champions flourish in this? Or will the Oklahoma City Thunder wear another masterful performance? Continue reading below for a deeper understand this matchup.

 

Tonight would be the night where we learn why the Golden State Warriors are the defending NBA champions. They're down 2-1 in the series, the momentum is on the opponent's side and a lot of the pressure is clearly to them to bounce back.

 

Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

 

When: Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 9:00 PM ET

 

Line: Golden State Warriors (-2) at Oklahoma City Thunder (+2); total: 221.5 – view all NBA lines

 

TV Broadcast: TNT

 

Rest assured that Stephen Curry, the reigning back-to-back league MVP, will deliver the goods for the team. His relatively poor outing in Game 3 (24 points on 7-of-17 shooting from the field) should likely motivate the 28-year-old guard enough to put on a dominant performance later. Curry is averaging 25.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.6 dimes this postseason.

 

Also, it’s safe to say that Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are going to have the same mindset heading into this game.

Thompson, who currently leads the team in scoring (25.4 PPG) in the playoffs, has lost his touch in the earlier two games, accumulating just 33 points combined. He's also shooting the ball below 40 percent throughout that stretch. Nevertheless, Thompson could come to life at any given moment.

Green, meanwhile, arguably had his worst postseason performance in Game 3. Green, who was simply fortunate in order to avoid a one-game suspension as a result of this foul play on Thunder center Steven Adams in Game 3, went 1-of-9 from the floor for six points and also committed a team-high of four turnovers. Green is tallying 16.6 points, 9.3 boards and 6.5 assists in the playoffs.

Lastly, rebounding could once again be the deciding factor in this game. The Warriors need to provide a better collective effort in gobbling up some crucial rebounds. Andrew Bogut or Festus Ezeli can’t handle the Thunder’s taller and stouter frontcourt alone. The reigning champions have only won the rebounding game once—in Game 2 to be specific—throughout this series. If they get out-hustled in this department again, it’s highly unlikely for them to emerge victorious.
When both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook get it going, it’s almost impossible to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Their dominant Game 3 victory is proof, as the two superstars combined for 63 points, 16 rebounds and 14 assists. And what’s more notable is that both also managed to trim their turnovers from 11 combined in Game 2 to only five on Sunday night. Another near-perfect performance will likely guarantee the Thunder a win this evening.

Of course though, the Thunder still can’t show any signs of complacency or overconfidence. The series is far from over, and you can expect that the Warriors are going to answer back with authority. Hence, the OKC defense better be prepared to make the necessary adjustments and continue being as physical as possible in preventing the defending champions from controlling the pace of the game.

Speaking of controlling, the battle of the boards is where the Thunder need to keep focusing on as well. The trio of Serge Ibaka, Steven Adams and Enes Kanter has done a good job in taking advantage of an undersized Golden State frontcourt. OKC is averaging 46.6 rebounds per game in the first three games of this series, while the Warriors are garnering just 42.3.

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