Cavs sweep on 300\/1 odds<\/a>, money that the casino now keeps.<\/strong><\/p>\nGame 2 is Sunday night at 5 pm local time (8 pm ET) in Oakland. The SuperBook opened the game line with the Warriors spotting the Cavs 12 points, and the over\/under at 215.5. Game 1 saw the two teams collectively score 214 points in regulation.<\/p>\n
MVP Odds<\/b><\/h2>\n
James was unquestionably the best player on the court in Game 1. He finished with 51 points, the fifth most points scored in an NBA Finals game in league history, on 19-32 shooting. He added eight rebounds and eight assists.<\/p>\n
But to be the MVP, the player almost always has to be on the winning team. That’s why the SuperBook odds on the Bill Russell Award favored Kevin Durant prior to Game 1.<\/p>\n
Durant was a bit off, scoring 26 points but on 8-22 shooting, including just one of seven from behind the arc. He added nine boards and six assists.<\/p>\n
Durant is at 4\/5 for Finals MVP. He’s followed by teammate Steph Curry at 3\/2. James is third at 13\/2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NBA odds on the Cleveland Cavaliers upsetting the Golden State Warriors are even longer after a wild Game 1 of the best-of-seven Finals. Cleveland, led by who other than LeBron James, nearly pulled off the Game 1 upset in Oakland, but an inexcusable last-second play by JR Smith and some questionable calls by the referees […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":79450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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