The Cavaliers are just one win away from the NBA Finals with a win over Toronto in Cleveland on Wednesday in Game Five. Now, the Cavs will travel to the Air Canada Center for Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:35 PM and set to be aired on ESPN. The betting odds on Game 6 opened with the Cavaliers favored by 6.5 points and the total line at 197.
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The Eastern Conference Finals are a modern rendition of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. At home each team has been dominant. Cleveland leads the series 3-2, all three wins for the Cavs came in the Quicken Loans Arena where they have won by an average margin of 29.3 points. Cleveland’s most recent siege of invading Toronto 116-78, bolstered their performance accolades at home to a sickening degree. This result being fostered after the Cavs lost two straight in Toronto where the Raps won Game Three and Game Four by an average margin of 10.5 points.
Cleveland remains just 45-47-3 against the spread. The Cavs have now lost four straight in Toronto as the Raptors continue to be dominant at home as they are now 40-11 SU in Toronto and 52-49 ATS on the year in all markets.
After Game Five, 75% of the public jump on the Cavaliers against the spread. On the contrary, in Money markets, the consensus fancy 58% Toronto at +230, compared to the Cavs who remain winless in Toronto at -270. As for the Total Line, we have seen 82% of the consensus are fond of the over for a Total Line currently sitting at 196.5.
