NBA Finals Game 5 Odds
OAKLAND, CA (TheSpread) – The Golden State Warriors return home for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, as they host the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight at 8PM ET.
Golden State is 81-20 on the season, 47-4 at home and 56-44 against the spread. Cleveland is now 67-33 overall, 29-21 on the road and 49-51 against the spread. Golden State evened the series at 2-2 with a 103-82 win in Cleveland in Game 4. The winning team has covered the spread in all four games of this series and these two have hit the under in six of their last seven meetings.
According to oddsmakers at online sports book Bovada.lv, the Warriors are the favorite at home tonight, as they are getting odds of -8.5 points against the Cavaliers. The over/under total for the game has been set at 195.5 points.
The Warriors got back to playing their type of basketball on Thursday night. Golden State controlled the tempo and quickly tired out Cleveland, which has only been playing seven players regularly. Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala each had 22 points to lead Golden State. Iguodala was inserted into the starting lineup for the first time this season and he added eight rebounds to his 22 points. Cleveland was led by Timofey Mozgov, who had 28 points and 10 rebounds. LeBron James had 20 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. The 20 points were his series low.
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