Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors will get their first shot at redemption against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers when Game 1 of the 2016-17 NBA Finals gets underway on Thursday night in front of what will surely be a rocking Oracle Arena.After acquiring perennial all-star and former league MVP Kevin Durant in free agency in the offseason, Curry and the Dubs entered the regular season as prohibitive favorites to win this year’s NBA championship after getting upset by James and the Cavs in last season’s history-making finals collapse. Now, let’s find out if the Warriors will get the win and ATS cover as 7-point home faves in Game 1. Find out more about the updated NBA betting lines here.
A Closer Look At The 2017 NBA Winning Favorites Cavaliers At Warriors Game 1
When: Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 9:00 PM ETWhere: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaTV: ABCLive Stream: Watch NBANBA Odds: Golden State -7 / Over/Under: 226Why Bet the Cleveland Cavaliers Odds in game 1
Cleveland (63-32 SU, 44-47-4 ATS) may be underdogs in Game 1, but there are several great reasons to back LeBron James and company in the opener after watching them dispatch Boston 4-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals, Toronto in the semis and Indiana in the conference quarterfinals while losing just one game along the way (12-1 SU).First and foremost, Cleveland is a robust 8-4-1 ATS in their 13 playoff games after struggling to consistently cover the spread during the regular season. The Cavs have also been consistent in playing Over their total nine times this postseason.James and the Cavs are playing great offensive basketball and have scored at least 106 points in every game while topping 115 points nine times in 13 contests. Another great reason to back Cleveland is that, while there have been other superstars playing excellent basketball this postseason, none have been as singularly dominant as LeBron James (26.4 ppg, 8.7 apg, 8.6 rpg) this postseason.Cleveland’s future Hall of Famer has scored at least 30 points nine times and the Cavs have another superstar in Kyrie Irving (25.2 ppg) that can be completely unstoppable as Boston just found out and the Dubs did in the Finals a year ago. Last but not least, Cleveland is almost as good as Golden State in offensive efficiency, finishing the regular season ranked fourth in scoring (110.3 ppg) and second in three-point shooting percentage (38.4%).