{"id":37607,"date":"2015-06-14T16:55:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-14T21:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=37607"},"modified":"2015-06-14T16:55:22","modified_gmt":"2015-06-14T21:55:22","slug":"nba-finals-game-5-cleveland-cavaliers-prop-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nba-finals-game-5-cleveland-cavaliers-prop-betting-37607\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Finals Game 5 Cleveland Cavaliers Prop Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"lebron-james-nba-odds\"<\/a>LeBron James suddenly appeared human and tired in Game 4 as the Golden State Warriors rallied to dominate the game and tie the series at 2-2. Will James pull another legendary performance in Game 5 or is he starting to tire and show signs of mortality?<\/em><\/h3>\n

Odds c\/o Bovada<\/p>\n

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LeBron James:<\/strong><\/p>\n

34.5 Total Points (O -115, U -115)<\/strong><\/p>\n

LeBron James has played 41.5 minutes per game through the first four games of the series, and in the first three games he averaged 41 points per game, scoring more than any NBA player in history for the first three games of the Finals. Last game, James shot just 7 of 22 from the field and missed half of his 10 free throws. He finished with 20 points, but appeared tired most of the game. The Cavs even called a timeout while in the midst of a run because James was gassed. We\u2019re going UNDER.<\/strong><\/p>\n

10.5 Total Rebounds (O -135, U +105)<\/strong><\/p>\n

OVER.<\/strong> Rebounding is a constant, regardless of whether a guy is hitting shots or not. James had 12 rebounds last game, 12 the game prior, and 16 in game 2. Game 1 saw James collect just eight, but we\u2019re going to stick with what he\u2019s done the last three.<\/p>\n

8.5 Total Assists (O -130, U EVEN)<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNDER.<\/strong> The UNDER here comes at even odds, which is good considering James has had 8 or less assists in three of the four games in this series. Only in Game 2 (11 assists) did he cross the over on an 8.5 point line.<\/p>\n

1.5 Total Threes (O -175, U +145)<\/strong><\/p>\n

OVER.<\/strong> The theme in this game may be James settling for a lot of longer jumpers and threes. As players tire they take the easy bailout rather than attack the basket. The counter argument to this is that James has rested a lot and is going to attack the basket if his shot is off. But it will be a different animal on the road, especially with how Andre Igoudala has locked down James. His best shots will come as threes.<\/p>\n

2.5 Blocks + Steals (O -115, U -115)<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNDER<\/strong>. We\u2019ve gone with the UNDER in three of the past four games at 2.5, and it has worked out in three of those four games, as well. He had no blocks or steals in Game 4, and he had none in game 1. James is set at -115 on the under, which is basically even odds with the over. This can be a tough prop to predict, but James hasn\u2019t been making defensive plays as much because he\u2019s been focused on boxing out and clearing the boards.<\/p>\n

Matthew Dellavedova:<\/strong><\/p>\n

10.5 Total Points (O -135, U +105)<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNDER.<\/strong> Last game we went with the over on Dellavedova\u2019s prop bets and he burnt us, shooting just 3 of 14 from the floor and 2 of 9 from three-point range to finish with 10 points. Dellavedova has only exceeded this mark in two of the three playoff games, notwithstanding that he did it in impressive form with 20 points. He is averaging 13 points per game, but it\u2019s hard to read a lot into that with his best game having been a 17 field goal attempt affair.<\/p>\n

3.5 Total Assists (O -115, U -115)<\/strong><\/p>\n

OVER.<\/strong> Dellavedova has had four assists in each of the past two games and he\u2019s found LeBron James for lobs in each of those games. He has options to dish the ball to, as well, with Timofey Mozgov doing a great job of finishing in the paint in this series.<\/p>\n

J.R. Smith:<\/strong><\/p>\n

13.5 points (O -115, U -115)<\/strong><\/p>\n

J.R. Smith got the UNDER<\/strong> from us last game on both these prop bets, and he\u2019s getting the UNDER<\/strong> treatment again. He shot 2 of 12 from the field in Game 4 and he missed all eight of his three-pointers. Smith finished with four points in 28 minutes, unable to answer the Warriors\u2019 charge that eventually saw the Cavs fall behind by double digits at the half. He had 10 points in Game 3. It hasn\u2019t been a good series for the man riding a segway into the locker room.<\/p>\n

5.5 Rebounds + Assists (O -135, O +105)<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNDER.<\/strong> Smith is averaging 4.5 Rebounds + Assists in the past two games, and those were at home. He has averaged less than one assist per game in the Finals, too.<\/p>\n

2.5 Made Threes (O -140, U +110)<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNDER.<\/strong> Smith hasn\u2019t hit three or more since his 3 of 10 game 1. Last game he put up a goose egg, and while he has the percentages to indicate he could knock them down (averaging 2.3 on 38 percent shooting in the postseason), this has not been his series. He\u2019s shown why he spent so long in George Karl\u2019s dog house in Denver.<\/p>\n

Tristan Thompson:<\/strong><\/p>\n

9.5 Total Points (O -130, U EVEN)<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNDER.<\/strong> Thompson is averaging 11 points per game in the past two games, and he had 12 last game on 6 of 10 shooting. But that was at home. In Games 1 and 2 at Oracle arena, he scored just four points in 1 of 9 shooting. He may prove us wrong, but let\u2019s go on his past performance on the road in this series.<\/p>\n

12 Total Rebounds (O -125, U -105)<\/strong><\/p>\n

OVER.<\/strong> He\u2019s been over 12 every game in this series. Enough said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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