Chris Andrews, director of the South Point sportsbook ...
“We opened the Cavs -1, then went all the way to Warriors -1,” noting Golden State money forced the 2-point swing. “Now, we’re back at pick.”
Andrews said other shops have returned to Cavs -1 or even -1.5, but he’s not ready for that move.
“We haven’t gotten bet yet at pick ‘em. I’m not gonna move until somebody bets me,”
Where the South Point is seeing strong Cleveland money is on the first half.
“I got bet pretty good on the Cavs. I’ve got them -1.5, so that’s kind of strange,” he said, adding it appears bettors expect at least a strong start from the desperate Cavs. “That’s it exactly. If they’re gonna win anything, it’s probably gonna be the first half.”
Meanwhile, the Golden Nugget opened at pick on Monday, moved to Golden State -1 on Tuesday and went back to pick earlier today.
“We’ve got good two-way action right now, with ticket count slightly higher on the Warriors,” Tony Miller, who heads up the Golden Nugget book said. “I expect money will come later on Cleveland. As the public knows, this is a do-or-die game for the Cavs.”
Greg Sindall, senior oddsmaker for online site SportsInteraction ...
SportsInteraction has seen an abundance of back-and-forth movement.
“This line has been bouncing around quite a bit,” said Sindall, whose shop opened the Cavs at -1.5. “We took some early Golden State money and brought that down to -1, and then moved again to a pick. We kept taking action on Golden State, so we moved the line to Warriors -1.
“We quickly took action on the Cavs at +1 and brought it back to a pick and continued to see Cleveland money, so we moved it out again to Cleveland -1, where we now stand. With the way this line has been bouncing around, I would not be surprised to see it move again. I can see this closing as a pick.”
After both Games 1 and 2 went low, bettors are apparently on board with the under for Game 3, as well. At the South Point and the Golden Nugget, the total opened at 206.5 but is now at 205. SportsInteraction opened at 207 and also had to drop down.
“We quickly dropped it to 206.5,” Sindall said. “Then we took some sharp money on the under and dropped the line to 205 where we currently stand. Since that move, though, we’ve been seeing some public money come in on over 205.”
“We opened the Cavs -1, then went all the way to Warriors -1,” noting Golden State money forced the 2-point swing. “Now, we’re back at pick.”
Andrews said other shops have returned to Cavs -1 or even -1.5, but he’s not ready for that move.
“We haven’t gotten bet yet at pick ‘em. I’m not gonna move until somebody bets me,”
Where the South Point is seeing strong Cleveland money is on the first half.
“I got bet pretty good on the Cavs. I’ve got them -1.5, so that’s kind of strange,” he said, adding it appears bettors expect at least a strong start from the desperate Cavs. “That’s it exactly. If they’re gonna win anything, it’s probably gonna be the first half.”
Meanwhile, the Golden Nugget opened at pick on Monday, moved to Golden State -1 on Tuesday and went back to pick earlier today.
“We’ve got good two-way action right now, with ticket count slightly higher on the Warriors,” Tony Miller, who heads up the Golden Nugget book said. “I expect money will come later on Cleveland. As the public knows, this is a do-or-die game for the Cavs.”
Greg Sindall, senior oddsmaker for online site SportsInteraction ...
SportsInteraction has seen an abundance of back-and-forth movement.
“This line has been bouncing around quite a bit,” said Sindall, whose shop opened the Cavs at -1.5. “We took some early Golden State money and brought that down to -1, and then moved again to a pick. We kept taking action on Golden State, so we moved the line to Warriors -1.
“We quickly took action on the Cavs at +1 and brought it back to a pick and continued to see Cleveland money, so we moved it out again to Cleveland -1, where we now stand. With the way this line has been bouncing around, I would not be surprised to see it move again. I can see this closing as a pick.”
After both Games 1 and 2 went low, bettors are apparently on board with the under for Game 3, as well. At the South Point and the Golden Nugget, the total opened at 206.5 but is now at 205. SportsInteraction opened at 207 and also had to drop down.
“We quickly dropped it to 206.5,” Sindall said. “Then we took some sharp money on the under and dropped the line to 205 where we currently stand. Since that move, though, we’ve been seeing some public money come in on over 205.”
