NBA Playoff Trends / Betting Info ...

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Cavaliers outscored Raptors by 50 pts through 2 games, 2nd-largest difference through 2 games of a conf finals ...

Spurs +52 over Thunder, 2014

 

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Home teams have gone 42-28 ATS (60%) during the 2016 NBA Playoffs.

 

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Cavs (-5) currently receiving 82% of spread bets for Game 3 tomorrow.

 

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Lebron has led the Cavs in scoring in 3/10 games this postseason (30%) compared to 16/20 games last postseason (80%)

 

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Playoffs


Unders 43-27 (61.4%)

Faves 42-27-1 ATS (60.9%)

 

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LeBron James' teams are 17-0 all-time in playoff series when they are up 2-0.

TOR is 0-4 all-time when trailing 2-0.

 

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Cavs getting the majority of tickets and money for Game 3. Would be the most lopsided-bet playoff game since 2008.

 

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Since Sports Insights started tracking ...


no NBA playoff team getting >80% of spread bets has ever covered (0-4 ATS since 2005).

 

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Odds of the Raptors winning the next 4 games in a row is 350:1. Winning in 7 is 69:1


Odds of Cavs finishing the sweep is 1:1

(via 5Dimes)

 

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NBA home underdogs of +2.5 or higher in NBA conference finals are 10-5 ATS (67%) since 1991-92.


Raptors +6 vs Cavs / Thunder +2.5 vs Warriors.

 

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Home betting underdogs in NBA conference finals are 18-12-1 ATS (60%) and 17-14 SU since 91-92 season.


Raptors +6 / OKC +2.5

 

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The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Toronto's last 20 games when playing at home against Cleveland

 

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from Vegas Gambling Steam ... Most Lopsided Public Bet NBA Games


Cavaliers -5.5 (72%)

Warriors -2.5 (70%)

 

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51% of Cavaliers’ shots this series have been in paint (shooting 69% from paint)

Raptors: 31% of shots this series have been in the paint

 

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Johnny Avello, executive director of race and sports for Wynn Las Vegas ...

“It’s been all Cavs money ”

 

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Aaron Kessler, supervisor of the Golden Nugget sportsbook ...


“We’ve seen Cleveland and the over"

 

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John Lester, senior lines manager for online site Bookmaker.eu.

“We've seen around three-quarters of the wagers on the over and thus have bumped the number up a point to 198.5”

“We are anticipating some under money to bring this back closer to the open as tipoff approaches.”

 

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Pinnacle ...


Spread
Cavs (-5.5) 84%
Raptors (+5.5) 16%


Money Line <s>
</s>Cavs 61% <s>
</s>Raptors 39%


Total (199.5) <s>
</s>Over 73%
Under 27%

 

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