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Bookmakers are licking their respective chops Tuesday morning with the prospect of a Cavs-Warriors Final to begin in just a matter of days.
Wagering was expected to be lucrative for the sportsbooks during what is typically a sleepy June. The month will also feature the Euro 2016, the Copa America Cup and an anticipated matchup between Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator and Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist.
This year’s NBA Finals brings star power in the form of Steph Curry vs. Lebron James. The Golden State Warriors have also enjoyed the most successful season of any franchise in the league’s history.
It wasn’t easy getting here as The Warriors had to fend off a tough Thunder team that eliminated a Spurs squad that only lost a single game at home during the regular season (to the Warriors no less).
'We survived by the skin of our teeth,'' coach Steve Kerr said. ''We were able to pull it out, and we're moving on.''
Curry scored 36 points with seven 3-pointers to finish with an NBA-record 32 in a seven-game series, while Klay Thompson added 21 points and six 3s, two days after his record 11 3-pointers led a Game 6 comeback that sent the series home to raucous Oracle Arena for one more.
The Warriors open Game 1 as a -5.5 home favorite with the total coming in at 210.
- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
