The Golden State Warriors are one win away from a historic 16-0 run through the postseason with a 15-0 straight up and 12-3 against the spread record thus far. The Warriors will try to wrap things up with a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 on Friday night.
NBA Finals Game 4 odds: Warriors look to complete sweep as road favorites vs. Cavaliers
The Golden State Warriors are listed as road favorites at the sportsbooks for Friday night as they try to clinch the NBA championship over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Golden State is a 6-point road favorite at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Including the loss in Game 3, Cleveland is 3-7 SU and ATS in its last 10 games as a home underdog.
Golden State Warriors
While the Warriors have made it look easy through most of the postseason, Game 3 served as a reminder that this team is capable of overcoming adversity, too.
Golden State trailed by five points at the start of the fourth quarter and fell down six on a JR Smith three-pointer with 3:09 to go. But the Warriors were undeterred, ending the game on an 11-0 run to escape with a 118-113 victory. Kevin Durant led the way on offense again with 31 points, bringing his NBA Finals average to 34 points per game.
The Warriors are a staggering 29-1 SU and 21-7-2 ATS over their last 30 games per the OddsShark NBA Database.
Betting Line / Total: Golden State -6 / 228.5 Points
Cleveland Cavaliers
The discouraging fact for the Cavaliers is that the team can’t get much more out of its two best players. LeBron James scored 39 points with 11 rebounds and nine assists, and Kyrie Irving added 38 points. As a team, however, the three-pointer continues to elude the Cavaliers, who shot just 27.3% from behind the line.
Cleveland is shooting 29.8% on three-point shots compared to Golden State’s 42.2%, a stat that has helped lead the Cavaliers into this 0-3 series hole.
Friday night’s total is set at 228.5 points. The OVER is 7-1 in Golden State’s last eight games.
Last year, the Cavaliers went 3-0 SU and ATS when facing elimination to come from behind to defeat the Warriors. It’s hard to imagine this year’s Golden State team dropping four straight games. But if Cleveland can find its three-point shot to help take some of the pressure on offense off LeBron James, it could at least avoid a sweep and send this series back to Golden State.
Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers
When: Friday, June 9, 9 p.m. ET
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
