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Golden State at Cleveland

June 9, 2015
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Premium Pick

The Golden State Warriors, arguably played their worst game of the season in game two at home vs. Cleveland. Despite another Herculean game by LeBron James, and the Cavs poor execution, and shooting, the game was there to be taken, as they lost in overtime. Certainly, Stephen Curry is going to be anxious to get on the court to redeem his 5-23 shooting nightmare in game two. This game has really been contested on the defensive end by both teams, with neither getting to 100 points at Golden State in the first games, in regulation minutes. Despite the overtime minutes in the last two games, Golden State has averaged exactly 100 points per game in their last nine playoff games. That's less than 100 when excluding overtime, so they have been all about defense despite the reputation, as their opponents have scored just 93 ppg. The bottom line is that the Cavaliers brought a little extra in game two with Kyrie Irving out for the first time in the series, and are missing Kevin Love as well. This time it is the Warriors that should have the extra step, and for a pair of teams that have left it all on the defensive end of the floor, that should be the difference maker for tonight's game. Golden State is 24-11 ATS in their last 35 following a loss, and are now 8-2 to the UNDER in their last 10. Cleveland is 36-17 to the UNDER in their last 53 off a day of rest. Take Golden State and the UNDER for game three.

1 unit on Golden State PICK (-110) (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
LOSS
1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 195 -110 (risk 1.5 to return 2.86)
Result:
WIN
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Golden State Warriors
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91
Cleveland Cavaliers img
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28
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96
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