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NBA Finals: Game 1 - Analyst Preview


Following a couple of lopsided NBA Conference Finals, the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers will match up against one another for a Finals battle many expected for some time now.

Cavs vs Hawks - Game 2 Prediction

The Cavaliers and Warriors met twice in the regular season, but only once with LeBron James in the lineup. Cleveland cruised to a 110-99 win as 3-point home favorites. The final score also resulted in the game staying UNDER the total of 216.5.

AccuScore has the Warriors as 77.4 percent favorites to win Game 1. The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000-plus simulations is 103 - 94.

Whereas Golden State has about six times the chance at a big win (10 points or more) than does Cleveland. The close win percentages, however, are much more comparable. The Warriors have about an 11 percent chance at a close win (4 points or less), compared to the Cavaliers' probability at 7.5%.

AccuScore Best Bet: There's over a 60 percent chance the Warriors cover a -6 spread.

Golden State is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home.
Golden State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.

OVER/UNDER Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games at home. Check out AccuScore's hot trend pick on the total.

Projected Leaders
LeBron James: 27 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 5 TOs
Stephen Curry: 26 points (4-9 3PM), 11 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 4 TOs

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NBA2 Season Futures

Eastern SEASON-TO-DATE FORECAST POSTSEASON
WIN LOSS WIN LOSS WIN DIV PLAYOFF
ATL
Boston Celtics 0 0 43.9 36.1 35.3% 83.9%
New York Knicks 0 0 42.9 37.1 30.4% 81.7%
Brooklyn Nets 0 0 39.3 40.7 16.4% 67.8%
Philadelphia 76ers 0 0 38.4 41.6 13.8% 64.9%
Toronto Raptors 0 0 32.9 47.1 4.2% 41.5%
CEN
Cleveland Cavaliers 0 0 47.7 32.3 43.3% 93.1%
Detroit Pistons 0 0 44.0 36.0 23.9% 84.6%
Chicago Bulls 0 0 42.6 37.4 20% 79.5%
Milwaukee Bucks 0 0 39.5 40.5 10.9% 69.1%
Indiana Pacers 0 0 32.1 47.9 1.9% 38.1%
SE
Atlanta Hawks 0 0 46.2 33.8 54.7% 90%
Charlotte Hornets 0 0 39.8 40.2 22.2% 70.4%
Miami Heat 0 0 35.6 44.4 9.7% 52.4%
Orlando Magic 0 0 34.8 45.2 9% 49.4%
Washington Wizards 0 0 31.7 48.3 4.5% 36.3%

Western SEASON-TO-DATE FORECAST POSTSEASON
WIN LOSS WIN LOSS WIN DIV PLAYOFF
NW
Oklahoma City Thunder 0 0 47.9 32.1 38.9% 91.2%
Denver Nuggets 0 0 47.6 32.4 37.1% 90.5%
Minnesota Timberwolves 0 0 42.5 37.5 16.4% 75.3%
Portland Trail Blazers 0 0 35.9 44.1 4.1% 49.9%
Utah Jazz 0 0 35.3 44.7 3.4% 46.3%
PAC
Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 45.8 34.2 38.8% 86.6%
Los Angeles Lakers 0 0 43.2 36.8 25.1% 77.5%
Phoenix Suns 0 0 42.1 37.9 21.7% 74.6%
Golden State Warriors 0 0 37.0 43.0 8.1% 53.8%
Sacramento Kings 0 0 35.9 44.1 6.4% 48.7%
SW
Houston Rockets 0 0 46.0 34.0 47.1% 86.6%
Dallas Mavericks 0 0 41.3 38.7 24% 71.3%
San Antonio Spurs 0 0 38.2 41.8 13.6% 59.4%
Memphis Grizzlies 0 0 36.0 44.0 9.4% 49.7%
New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 33.9 46.1 6% 41%

Eastern, ATL

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

Eastern, ATL

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF

Eastern, CEN

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

Eastern, CEN

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF

Eastern, SE

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

Eastern, SE

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF

Western, NW

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

Western, NW

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF

Western, PAC

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

Western, PAC

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF

Western, SW

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

Western, SW

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF