Scott rickenbach
Game of the Month - Rickenbach Monday NBA 10* Top Play Cleveland Cavaliers (+) @ Golden State
Warriors @ 9 ET - After getting embarrassed by 21 points in Game 4 at Cleveland on Friday the Warriors
have to bounce back here, right? Not necessarily! In fact, Golden State is laying a sizable number here
even though they are 1-5 ATS this season when off of a loss by 10 points or more. While it is likely that
the Warriors close out the series tonight, it would not be a complete shock if the Cavs got the upset win.
They've done it before here at Golden State in spots very similar to this one. However, the real key is the
line value because lets not forget that Cleveland, at halftime, was only down by 8 to the Warriors in
Game One and just 3 to the Warriors in Game Two here. Then the Cavs should have won Game Three
were it not for blowing a sizable lead very late. Now, with the added confidence of having won Game
Four, look for the Cavs to be able to stay close with Golden State all the way in this one. As you can see,
they've "been right there" with the Warriors for much more of this series than what the final scores
would lead you to believe but the odds makers simply have to keep this number big on Golden State
because the public is likely to be all over them in "bounce back mode" here. In addition to that 1-5 ATS
mark for the Warriors off of a double digits loss, also note that the Cavs are 22-10 SU (and have had just
12 ATS losses in those 32 games) when off of a win by a margin of 10 points or more. Momentum is
huge when it comes to ATS covers and the Cavaliers have it and will seize the moment here. 10*
CLEVELAND plus the big points Monday night.