NBA Playoff Trends / Betting Info ...

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Since 1994 NBA Playoffs ... double-digit underdogs in the NBA conference finals are 5-1 ATS (83%).

Raptors +11 at Cleveland in Gm 1 tonight.

 

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Betting underdogs are 13-8-1 ATS (62%) in Game 1 of Eastern Conference finals since 1994.

9-3 ATS (75%) since 2004.

Raptors +11 at Cavs.

 

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Since 1996 NBA playoffs ... teams coming off 7-game series playing foe fresh from 4-game sweep are 4-10 SU and 3-11 ATS in Game 1 of that series

 

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Cavs now -11 taking 69% of action at Carbon Sports.

While 65% of money is on Over, total dropped from 203 to 201.5 with sharp bets on Under.

 

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"We were expecting more action on Over, but large portion of bettors are surprisingly picking Under," says Bet Now Sports of Raps-Cavs total.


"More bets for Cavs, but Raptors +10.5 getting a lot of action," ... "Might cause line to change considerably in few hours."

 

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NBA teams coming off 7-gm slugfest have gone on to defeat opponent fresh from a 4-gm sweep in the series just twice in last 20 years (2-12)

 

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DeMarre Carroll has been one of the best at defending LeBron James over the last 2 seasons:

 

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Cavs won 15 straight Eastern Conf. playoff games ... 1 shy of tying 2000-02 Lakers for longest postseason win streak within own conference

 

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Kyle Lowry averaged 31.0 PPG against the Cavs and 20.8 PPG against all other opponents this season

 

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Pinnacle ...


Spread
Raptors (+11) 49%
Cavs (-11) 51%


Money Line
Raptors 74% <s>
</s>Cavs 26%


Total Points (200.5) <s>
</s>Over 74%
Under 26%

 

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LeBron James' teams have won 17 straight Eastern Conference playoff series.

The last loss came in the 2010 Conference Semifinals vs Celtics

 

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from William Hill ...

 

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from Sports Insights ...


53% of Spread bets on CLE -11
55% of ML bets on CLE -900
60% of O/U bets on Over 199.5

 

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from Betonline ...


"House needs the Raptors and Under tonight ... 62% of the $ on the Cavaliers (-11) and 64% on Over (198)"

 

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Cavs lead Raptors at halftime, 66-44.

LeBron's teams are 38-0 in playoffs when leading by 20+ Pts at any point.

 

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from GTbets ...


After big Game 1, public expecting Warriors -8.5 to bounce back. "So far our action is 2-1 on Golden State in tonight's game"

 

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NBA playoff favorites of 8+ points have gone 18-6 ATS this postseason and 119-88 ATS (57.5%) since 2005.