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**Udog** · 06-03-2015, 10:23 PM

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, June 4

Cleveland @ Golden State

Game 701-702
June 4, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
130.794
Golden State
134.313
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Golden State
by 3 1/2
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Golden State
by 6
204
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(+6); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, June 4

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CLEVELAND (65 - 31) at GOLDEN STATE (79 - 18) - 6/4/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 53-40 ATS (+9.0 Units) in all games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 48-34 ATS (+10.6 Units) as a favorite this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 29-18 ATS (+9.2 Units) in home games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 35-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 31-19 ATS (+10.1 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 31-19 ATS (+10.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 32-21 ATS (+8.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 38-25 ATS (+10.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 3-3 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 4-2 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Short Sheet

Thursday, June 4

NBA Finals - Best of 7 - Game 1

Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriros, 9:05 ET
Cleveland: 1-9 ATS in road games after scoring 105 or more 2 straight games
Golden State: 29-18 ATS as a home favorite

NBA

Thursday, June 4

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
CLEVELAND vs. GOLDEN STATE
Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Cleveland is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games at home
Golden State is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games at home

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**Udog** · 06-03-2015, 10:28 PM

NBA

Thursday, June 4

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Game of the Day: Cavaliers at Warriors
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Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors (-6, 202.5)

After a long break, the Golden State Warriors and visiting Cleveland Cavaliers open the best-of-seven NBA Finals on Thursday. The Warriors haven't played since dispatching the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference finals on May 27 and the Cavaliers have been resting since finishing off the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern finals on May 26.

The finals are being billed as a clash of current MVP Stephen Curry and four-time MVP LeBron James and both players are having strong postseasons. Curry is averaging 29.2 points and 6.4 assists and has knocked down a postseason record 73 3-pointers while James is averaging 27.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 8.3 assists but shooting just 17.6 percent from 3-point range. The Warriors are searching for their first NBA title since 1975 and Cleveland is looking for its initial crown and both teams are itching to finally hit the hardwood. "We're restless," James said at a press conference. "We don't like this much time off."

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ABC

LINE HISTORY: Most books opened the spread at GS -6 before moving down to -5.5 quickly. As of Wednesday evening most books shifted the line to -6. The total opened at 203.5 before being bet down to 202.5.

INJURY REPORT: Cavaliers - F Kevin Love (Out-Shoulder) Warriors - G Klay Thompson (Prob-Concussion), F Marreese Speights (Prob-Calf)

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS: The lengthy break has given injured point guard Kyrie Irving a chance to heal up and his ailing left knee has improved and his right foot is no longer a problem. But despite the rest time, he won't be 100 percent for the opener and will be still operating under the same thought process he did in the Eastern finals against Atlanta. "Just like I said before -- and I'm going to keep saying it -- it's a day-by-day thing," Irving said at a press conference. "Continue to get treatment and do what it takes."

ABOUT THE WARRIORS: Shooting guard Klay Thompson was a beneficiary of the long break and has been cleared to play in the opener after recovering from a concussion suffered in the finale against Houston. Thompson completed the league's concussion protocol and resumed practicing on Monday and pronounced himself ready to go. "I think it was mild," Thompson said a press conference. "It wasn't really severe but I think it was perfect timing because I got a week off to get perfectly healthy."

TRENDS:

*Cavaliers are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Golden State.
*Warriors are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games.
*Under is 4-0 in Cavaliers last 4 road games.
*Under is 10-2 in Warriors last 12 overall.

CONSENSUS: 55.56 percent of users are on the Cavs +6 with 63.4 percent on the Over.

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**Udog** · 06-04-2015, 06:11 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, June 4

Golden State won seven of its last nine games with Cleveland; eight of the nine games were decided by 9+ points. Teams split a pair this year, with Cavs losing by 18 here in January, winning by 11 at home February 26. Both head coaches are rookies, first time that has happened since first year of NBA. Cavaliers swept two of three series; they're 12-2 so far in playoffs, Warriors are 12-3. Eight of last ten Golden State games stayed under the total. Cleveland won its last four road games SU. Last three series games stayed under the total.

**Udog** · 06-04-2015, 08:41 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

-- Arizona-Seattle pulled off a 6-player trade; Mark Trumbo goes to Seattle while Wellington Castillo gets traded again, this time to catcher-needy Arizona.

-- Toronto 8, Washington 0-- Mark Buehrle is 30-10 in interleague games.

-- Since 2011, Marshawn Lynch has 48 rushing TDs, 14 more than anyone else in NFL. Too bad Seattle didn't give him the ball at the end of the Super Bowl.

-- Marlon Byrd broke his wrist, another blow in an already-dismal Reds' season.

-- How is Andrelton Simmons not in the top five in All-Star balloting for shortstops in the National League?

-- Astros are 12-5 in games when winning run scores from 7th inning on.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud.........

13) A record 22,374 entrants tried their hand in the Colossus poker tournament out in Las Vegas at the World Series of Poker. It only cost $565 to enter; Cord Garcia won and collected $638,880 for his troubles.

12) Dodgers' OF Joc Pederson has homered in five straight games, tying the Dodger franchise record. LA manager Don Mattingly once homered in eight straight.

11) I'd be curious in one of the day/night doubleheaders they have; how many people went to both games? That would be an excellent day.

10) In the first game of the twinbill at Fenway yesterday, a little kid held up this fairly large sign that said, "This is better than school." Better than working, too.

9) Ryan Braun had a shot in his right thumb, is out until Sunday; he was 2 for his last 15 so the Brewers decided a cryotherapy shot might help him.

8) Odd Fact of the Day: Ichiro Suzuki has been to Cooperstown six times; it ain't easy to get to Cooperstown. I live 90 miles from there and I've only been there a few more times than Ichiro.

7) Henry Ford's only son's name was Edsel; the Edsel was one of the worst selling cars ever in the late 50's and the name became synonymous with failure in business.

6) Home team won Noah Syndergaard's first five starts; Mets were outscored 17-4 in his three road starts, losing 6-1/4-1/7-2.

5) Brandon Moss hit his 100th career homer Monday night; the ball went in the Indian bullpen, so his teammates decided to hold the ball hostage; each of the 11 Indians in the bullpen posted a demand on a "ransom note" and unless they all get paid, Moss wasn't going to get the ball. Most of the demands were for Apple watches or IPads or IPhones; Moss later said he got the ball without having to pay up. .

4) In seven of Clay Buchholz' last nine starts, Boston scored exactly one run.

3) Billy Donovan signed up former Pelican coach Monty Williams as his top assistant, giving Donovan an experienced aide that he'll need in his first NBA season.

2) Giancarlo Stanton has the most homers at Marlins Park, 63; the player with the second most homers at Marlins Park is Marcell Ozuna, who has...........12.

1) They had an auction for charity during the Marlins' game last night; a painting of Stanton went for $25,000. The man who did the painting is a custodian for a living whose wife gave him a paint set for Christmas one year and since he has become a skilled artist. The man was in tears when they told him his painting fetched $25K for charity-- it was pretty cool to see.

**Udog** · 06-04-2015, 12:25 PM

NBA

Thursday, June 4

Unders are money at Oracle Arena

The under has been perfect for the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena during the playoffs, posting a mark of 7-0-1.

The Warriors have also gone under in seven consecutive games at home, with the lone push coming in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal against the New Orleans Pelicans.

The under is an impressive 11-3-1 overall during the Dubs postseason run.

The total for Thursday night's Game 1 of the NBA Finals is currently at 202.5.

Stat you need to know for Game1 of the NBA Finals

The Cleveland Cavaliers are 9-0 straight up and 8-1 against the spread in nine games with referee Jason Phillips as part of the officiating crew during the 2014-15 regular season and postseason. Along with Monty McCutchen and James Capers, Phillips is part of the trio that will work Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Cavs and Golden State Warriors Thursday evening.

Phillips has worked three Cavaliers playoff games thus far with the team going 2-1 ATS. The only ATS loss was Game 4 against the Chicago Bulls when the Cavs prevailed 86-84 but failed to cover as 3-point road faves. Cleveland was 6-0 SU and ATS in six regular season games with Phillips on the floor.

Game 1 of the NBA Finals gets underway at 9:00 p.m. ET Thursday evening. The Warriors are presently 6-point home faves.

LeBron's betting stats in the Finals leaves something to be desired

This is LeBron James' fifth consecutive trip to the NBA Finals and sixth overall, but those backing him on the NBA's biggest stage have left disappointed.

LeBron is just 11-16 straight up in his 27 Finals games, going a 11-15-1 record against the spread in those contests.

This time around LeBron and the Cavaliers face the regular season MVP Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors and although they are lacking in Finals experience, they have were one of the best bets ATS this season at 47-34-1. They are 8-7 ATS this postseason.

When it comes to totals in the Finals LeBron has kept it pretty even, going 12-13-2 over/under in the Finals.

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