It was shocking to see the Golden State Warriors routed in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals…at home, no less. They’re the consensus favorite to win the series and title, with coach Steve Kerr and leading scorer Stephen Curry seemingly immune to such poor efforts.
However, there was a brutal loss to begin the series and questions if the Warriors had been overvalued by the sports betting public as -160 favorites.
However, the script was flipped this past Sunday, Golden State refusing to drop two home games, and now heading to Boston with the series even.
Game 2 saw the Warriors regain their balance. A terrible fourth quarter undid Golden State in Game 1, but Sunday, it was a great third quarter which propelled them to victory.
The final score was 107-88, fueled by a 19-2 Warrior run over the final 4:32 of the third, including a near half-court shot by Jordan Poole at the buzzer that swelled the lead to 23 points. Unlike last time, there was no fourth-quarter letdown by the home team. The Warriors closed out the 19-point win by holding Boston to just 24 points in the final quarter.
Curry was his normal outstanding self, with a game-high 29 points. Poole was second on the Warriors with 17 points, while Kevon Looney had a dozen points and seven rebounds.
Boston was led by 28 from Jayson Tatum and 17 from Jaylen Brown. However, the other three starters-Al Horford, Robert Williams and Marcus Smart-each finished with two points. They were a combined 1-for-11 from the floor, also committing seven of Boston’s 18 turnovers.
Current NBA Finals Betting
The Warriors at Celtics are now both priced at -110 to win the title according to NBA Finals odds.
Series Games
Five Games (+300)
Six Games (+150)
Seven Games (+140)
Very few people think either team is going to rattle off three consecutive wins, thus ending this series in five games. That bet is paying +300. The most likely scenario, according to the oddsmakers, is a full seven-game series that ends in San Francisco.
Series Score
Golden State Warriors Win 4-1 (+750)
Golden State Warriors Win 4-2 (+400)
Golden State Warriors Win 4-3 (+275)
Boston Celtics Win 4-1 (+600)
Boston Celtics vence 4-2 (+325)
Boston Celtics vence 4-3 (+500)
Interessante notar que as chances estão mais longas na vitória do Warriors em cinco jogos, em oposição à vitória do Celtics em cinco jogos.Além disso, se o Celtics vencer esta série, as chances estão dizendo que isso acontece no sexto jogo em Boston.Se a série remontar a São Francisco para o decisor, o pêndulo oscila fortemente a favor dos Warriors.
NBA Finals MVP
Stephen Curry (-125)
Jayson Tatum (+140)
Jaylon Brown (+650)
Al Horford (+5000)
Marcus Smart (+5000)
Andrew Wiggins (+5000)
… E não surpreendentemente, preferido para ganhar o prêmio MVP das finais é Stephen Curry, por NBA Finals MVP Odds.Suas chances -125 (que são menos do que dinheiro par) ganharam ainda mais apoio após totais de 34 e 29 pontos.
Jayson Tatum é o favorito se o Celtics vencer o título, as probabilidades diminuíram desde o início da série.Ele agora está pagando +140 depois de abrir em +180.Jaylon Brown também é mais curto do que antes da série.Ele estava em +1000 para abrir, mas os jogos de 24 e 17 pontos o derrubaram para +650.
Não há mais ninguém, de acordo com os Oddsmakers, com uma séria chance de ganhar o prêmio.São esses três melhores jogadores dominando as apostas.
Jogo 3 chances de apostas
Na noite de quarta -feira, a cena muda para Boston para os próximos dois jogos.Os Celtics são favorecidos por 3½ pontos, com preço de -160 na linha de dinheiro.A linha total para o jogo 3 é 212½.
Um dos adereços mais interessantes para a noite é o vencedor do intervalo/final.
Warriors/Warriors (+240)
Tie/Warriors (+2500)
Celtics/Warriors (+600)
Warriors/Celtics (+500)
Tie/Warriors (+2000)
Celtics/Celtics (+115)
O mais curto das apostas está no Celtics para liderar no intervalo e na campainha final.Os Warriors que completam o dobro é o próximo mais curto do quadro.As probabilidades mais longas, em +600, pertencem ao Celtics que lideram no intervalo, mas os Warriors vencendo o jogo.Obviamente, um apostador tem a opção de escolher um jogo de empate na metade, o que levaria a uma taxa de retorno muito mais alta.
- K Carroll, Gambling911.com
