Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers preview

Match Preview – 2nd June 2017- 02:00 – Venue – Oracle Arena, Oakland.

The Golden State Warriors will be hoping to win the opening game of a series for the fourth straight time this season when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors are yet to drop a match in the playoffs and look in glorious form and will be looking for more of the same in the rematch of last year’s NBA finals.

The Cleveland Cavaliers took just five games to see off the Boston Celtics and have once again found themselves at the summit of the NBA, tasked with the challenge of defending the title they won so dramatically last season.

Golden State Warriors recent matches

• 22nd May 2017 – San Antonio Spurs 115-129 Golden State Warriors
• 20th May 2017 – Sam Antonio Spurs 108-120 Golden State Warriors
• 16th May 2017 – Golden State Warriors 136-100 San Antonio Spurs
• 14th May 2017 – Golden State Warriors 113-111 San Antonio Spurs
• 8th May 2017 – Utah Jazz 95-121 Golden State Warriors

Cleveland Cavaliers recent matches

• 25th May 2017 – Boston Celtics 102-135 Cleveland Cavaliers
• 23rd May 2017 – Cleveland Cavaliers 112-99 Boston Celtics
• 21st May 2017 – Cleveland Cavaliers 108-111 Boston Celtics
• 19th May 2017 – Boston Celtics 86-130 Cleveland Cavaliers
• 17th May 2017 – Boston Celtics 104-117 Cleveland Cavaliers

Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers outright odds

• Golden State to win - 1.31
• Cleveland to win – 3.55

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Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers prediction

The Golden State Warriors lead 2-0 and 3-1 in the 2016 NBA finals before being pipped in a dramatic low-scoring game seven and they will be itching to set the record straight 12 months on. Cleveland showed all the resilience of a championship winning team when they won two out of the three matches on the road but will have to contend with being the number two ranked side this time round. Cleveland silenced the Warriors last time out but Golden State won’t make the same mistakes they made this time round.

• Total points over 230 -2.10
• Golden State to win with a minus 11-point handicap – 2.60

Odds available at bet365