LeBron James likes to pass the basketball to get everyone involved, but do you think he'll be a passer tonight? Down 0-1 to the Bulls at home, LeBron will take charge, driving to the hole for fouls, free throws and high-percentage shots. The loss of Kevin Love has changed things and James is going to have to score more. The Cavaliers are 13-6 ATS following a spread loss. Cavaliers' coach David Blatt is also inserting 6-9 Tristan Thompson into the starting lineup for game two tonight to offset some of the Chicago frontcourt edge. Thompson started 15 games during the regular season, averaging 12.6 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in that role. He finished fourth in the recent sixth man of the year voting. You never know which Derrick Rose is going to show up for the Bulls, either, making this a great spot for the desperate home team in bounce back mode. Take the Cavaliers in game two.
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NBA
Chicago at Cleveland
May 6, 2015
7:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Cleveland -5 (-110) (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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