NBA Playoff Trends / Betting Info ...

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Teams to take a 3-1 series lead in the Conference Finals are 37-2 in those series.

20 of those 37 teams closed out the series in 5 games.

 

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Westbrook ...

First 35-point playoff triple-double vs defending champ since Jerry West in 1969.

 

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Malloy is one of the referees for tonight's game ...

Since 2005, home teams have gone 40-23 ATS (+14.8 units) in playoff games officiated by Ed Malloy -- easily the best mark in Sports Insights database.

 

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NBA Series Prices via 5Dimes


Thunder (-255) vs. Warriors (+215)

Cavs (-1250) vs. Raptors (+800)

 

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Sports Insights ...

59% of bets and 71% of dollars are on the Cavs (-11) to cover the Game 5 spread tonight.

 

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Since 2005, home favorites coming off a loss have gone 189-159 ATS (54.3%) during the NBA Playoffs.

 

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The last 2 games, the Raptors didn’t allow the Cavaliers to dominate inside as CLE did in first 2 games of series

 

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Bismack Biyombo: 40 REB in last 2 games (9 in prev. 2 gms)

He has 8 games w/ 10+ REB this postseason

 

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Pinnacle ...


Spread
Raptors (+11.5) 50%
Cavs (-11.5) 50%


Money Line <s>
</s>Raptors 78%
Cavs 22%


Total Points (196.5)
Over 80%
Under 20%

 

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Home team 7-0 ATS in last 7 meetings between the Raptors and Cavaliers.

 

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LeBron James' teams have 7-5 series record when tied 2-2

 

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The Cavs are 5-0 SU in their last five games after consecutive losses.

 

[DertyD]

Great data! I really appreciate your efforts!

 

[NewYorkKnight]

No problem Derty ... Nice to hear that some of this helps.

 

[IAM4UK]

No problem Derty ... Nice to hear that some of this helps.

Theres always good nuggets in your posts. Appreciate the time and effort.

 

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Cavs 65, Raptors 34

Cavs largest halftime lead in conference finals history