Schule’s NBA Total of the Year – Cavs vs. Warriors December 25, 2015
This is a 10* play on CLE@GS to go UNDER the total.
The Warriors look unstoppable, coming into this Christmas Day game against Cleveland with a 27-1 record. They lead the NBA in scoring, averaging over 115 points per game. Of course this is a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals, and we saw some close hard fought games in that series, with four of the six games falling short of the total. Even the two games that did go over, didn’t see enough points to reach the inflated total we see in this game, even with overtime in Games 1 and 2.
As good as the Warriors look on offense, Cleveland has been locking it down on defense. The Cavs rank third in the NBA allowing opponents to average just 95.2 points per game. They’ve won six straight, and have surrendered just 87 points per game during that span. They’ve gone under in seven of their last 10, and only one of those games saw enough points to go over this game’s total.
The Warriors also showed some defensive prowess, holding the Jazz to just 85 points in their last game. They’ve been a good bet to go under at home. The under is 15-7-2 in Warriors last 24 home games.
Take UNDER.
GL,
Jesse Schule