Everybody knew what that challenge was, and every game we hit the reset button and knew it was going to be a dog fight,\u201d<\/strong> Curry said.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nStill, Golden State, which entered the conference final as a -580 favorite, entered Monday\u2019s game as a two-point favorite thanks to the news finally surfacing about Damian Lillard\u2019s rib injury, which the Portland guard suffered in Game 2 last week. The Blazers were -2.5 favorites in Saturday\u2019s Game 3, but Lillard struggled and confirmed he played through a rib separation.<\/p>\n
NBA Finals Odds<\/h2>\n
Even before Game 4 tipped off, oddsmakers began posting series odds for the Warriors, the league’s two-time defending champs, in the next series. The Westgate Superbook listed the Warriors as -140 favorites over Milwaukee, which received +120 odds.<\/p>\n
The Bucks still must beat Toronto in the Eastern Conference Final, which continues Tuesday night. Milwaukee leads the Raptors in the series 2-1.<\/p>\n
By Tuesday morning, the odds shifted to -180\/+150 for the Warriors over the Bucks at the SuperBook.<\/p>\n
FanDuel offers lines on the Warriors against both squads. They\u2019re -190\/+160 against the Bucks, and -250\/+210 against Toronto.<\/p>\n
The futures line at FanDuel offers the Warriors at -220, the Bucks at +195, and the Raptors at +1000.<\/p>\n
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It remains unclear if Durant and Iguodala or even DeMarcus Cousins might return for the Warriors. However, Warriors coach Steve Kerr noted earlier in the series that Cousins, who suffered a torn left quadricep muscle in the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers, was ahead of Durant in possibly returning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The NBA Finals will start May 30 in Oakland as Golden State will host the first two games and then games 5 and 7 if necessary.<\/p>\n
Eastern Conference Odds<\/h2>\n
While Milwaukee<\/a> is on the road today and comes off a double-overtime loss Saturday in Toronto, the Bucks still enter Game 4 as the favorite.<\/p>\nSportsbooks in Las Vegas vary as the MGM Mirage has Milwaukee as a 2.5-point favorite, while the Superbook, William Hill, Wynn, and Stations list the Bucks 3-point favorites. FanDuel has it a 2.5-point spread, while PointsBet lists a 3-point spread.<\/p>\n
The Bucks are 19-4 against the spread this season coming off a loss. Tuesday marks the first time all season the Raptors have been a home underdog.<\/strong><\/p>\nMilwaukee remains the heavy favorite to win the series as FanDuel offers the Bucks at -650, compared to the +430 for the Raptors. PointsBet lists -556 and +400.<\/p>\n
Even if Milwaukee loses again Tuesday, the Bucks still have up to two more games to play at home in the series. They are 39-9 straight-up at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Golden State Warriors are once again going to the NBA Finals. The Warriors earned their fifth straight trip to the championship series by beating Portland 119-117 in overtime Monday night to sweep the best-of-seven Western Conference Final. Steph Curry scored 37 points while posting 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Warriors, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":105475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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