NBA Finals Game 5 Odds
The Cleveland Cavs dropped the ball and Game 4 and allowed the Warriors to walk away with a victory in Cavs’ territory, giving the Warriors a 3-1 lead in the series. The NBA Finals Game 5 odds have been posted and the Warriors are huge -7-point favorites.
The Cavilers were able to turn things around in Game 3 and blow out Golden State at home, returning at least half of the favor to the Warriors who blew out the Cavs in the first two games of this series. Cleveland dropped Game 4 in a close one, with the Warriors skirting by the Cvas.
-1 point was all the Warriors are favored by after dominating the Cavs for two games in the Golden State. Cleveland was hoping a change of scenery would help turn things around and it did. Cavs won 120-90.
The books seemed to be anticipating a continued bounce back from Cleveland in Game 4. They had the Cavs slotted in at -2-point favorites but they failed to cover and lost the game.
Cleveland are big underdogs in the series odds. They are +475 underdog to win the series.
The total for Game 3 was set at 206.5 points. Game 3 was the first game of the series to hit the OVER. Golden Sate was 4-0 overall on the UNDER over their last four games until Game 3 disrupted this streak. The total for Game 5 is set at 206 points. Game 4 hit one point below that mark, so overall the series has trended toward the UNDER.
Game time is set for Monday at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.