The Golden State Warriors extended the NBA Finals to Game 6 with a 106-105 road win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, improving to 5-1 straight up and 4-1-1 against the spread in their last six games on the road. The Warriors hope to build on that win and to keep their season alive with another win over the Raptors on Thursday night at home.
Warriors host Raptors as favorites on Game 6 NBA Finals odds
The Golden State Warriors will try to force a Game 7 of the NBA Finals with a win over the Toronto Raptors as betting favorites at the sportsbooks on Thursday night.
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Golden State is a 2.5-point home favorite on the NBA odds in Oakland at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their first two home games of this series, the Warriors lost as 3-point favorites in Game 3 and as 5-point favorites in Game 4.
Toronto Raptors at Golden State Warriors
When: Thursday, June 13, 9:00 p.m. ET
Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Betting Line / Total: Golden State -2.5 / 211.5 Points
Golden State Warriors Betting Notes
Kevin Durant returned for the Warriors in Game 5 and didn’t look like a player that had missed a month of action. He hit a three-pointer on his first shot of the game and went on to score 11 points through his first 12 minutes of play. But then disaster struck as Durant fell to the floor with what ended up being a ruptured Achilles tendon on the same leg on which he had his original calf injury.
Golden State powered through the rest of the game without him with Steph Curry leading the way with 31 points to eventually escape with a 106-105 win, but the mood in the locker room after this one was somber after Durant’s devastating injury.
The Warriors are now 6-1 SU in their last seven postseason games when facing elimination.
Toronto Raptors Betting Notes
Kawhi Leonard had another strong performance in Game 5, shaking off a slow start to dominate the game in the fourth quarter to give his team a late 103-97 lead. But in the end, the Raptors couldn’t close out the game as Steph Curry and Klay Thompson combined for three straight three-pointers down the stretch to steal the win.
Toronto is 7-2 SU and ATS over its last nine games per the OddsShark NBA Database and has two more chances to close out this series.
Raptors at Warriors Betting Total
Thursday night’s total is set at 211.5 points. The UNDER is 4-2-1 in Toronto’s last seven games.
The road team is now 4-0 SU and ATS in the last four games of the NBA Finals. If that trend continues, Toronto will win its first NBA championship in franchise history. But even without Durant, this resilient Warriors club figures to be a tough out, especially on its home court.
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