Golden State is between an 8.5- and 9-point favorite for Sunday night’s contest, with a total between 195.5 and 196. Check The Linemakers on Sporting News’ odds page for updated Game 5 lines from Las Vegas.
AccuScore has the Warriors as 77.5 percent favorites to win Game 5 outright, which translates into money-line odds of about -345. The best money-line on Golden State available in Vegas as of 2:15 p.m. ET Sunday is -380 at MGM Resorts. That’s not worth a play.
With a 22.5 percent chance to win, based on AccuScore’s simulations, the Cavs’ theoretical money-line odds are +344. The Westgate SuperBook offers Cleveland for +375.
The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000-plus simulations is 102 - 93. There’s a 52.4 percent chance the Warriors cover a -8.5 spread.
OVER/UNDER Trends: The total has gone UNDER in six of the Cavaliers’ last nine games….The total has gone UNDER in 13 of the Warriors’ last 16 games….The only game this series to have gone OVER was Game 1, and it needed overtime to get there.
Projected Leaders LeBron James: 35 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 7 TOs Stephen Curry: 26 points (4-9 3PM), 11 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 5 TOs
The Linemakers’ leans: Picks on side, total
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