Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers will once again meet with the Golden State Warriors at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California in a rematch of the 2016 NBA Finals. This Finals rematch features a tip-off scheduled for 8:05 PM and is to be broadcasted on TSN. Most recently, the Cavaliers defeated the Warriors on Christmas Day in what was considered an instant classic when the Cavs came from behind in Cleveland to edge the Warriors by a point in the final stages of the contest. This will be the second encounter between the Cavaliers and the Warriors in the 2016-17 campaign.
Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Betting Overview:
As stated previously, these two have become quite the rivals in the past two years as they have met in back-to-back NBA Finals with Golden State winning the first chapter and Cleveland following up with a victory in the second chapter. These two teams currently sit atop their respective conferences currently. Cleveland has hit a rough patch as of late as they lost back-to-back road games at Portland and Utah before squeezing by Sacramento in overtime. King James and company blamed such circumstances on a lack of practice.
Key Betting Trends:
Cleveland comes in at 29-10 SU while posting a 16-20 mark against the spread. As for the Warriors, they enter at the NBA’s best 34-6 SU while owning a 16-23 record against the spread. Golden State has been dominant yet again at home this season and generally they have been a great outright play at home, the Warriors are 18-3 SU in Oakland. Nevertheless as a presiding trend, both teams have been overvalued against the spread by virtue of their prominence as the best two teams in the NBA.
Cavaliers at Warriors Public Money:
In the early stages we have seen 52% get on board the Warriors as the home favorite. To take action on the Warriors, takers should expect to pay a little more juice as Golden State is an -115 option against the spread compared to Cleveland who sits at +105 on the same wager. On the Money Line, Golden State enters as a -340 home favorite while the Cavs are sitting as a +275 road pooch. The Total Line is currently offered at 224.5 with 55% liking the Under.
