Analyst backs Cavaliers to cover first-half spread in Game 3
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Updated · The Action Network · May 9
Analyst backs Cavaliers to cover first-half spread in Game 3
4 articles · Updated · The Action Network · May 9
Cleveland, down 0-2, hosts Detroit at Rocket Arena on Saturday, listed -3 for the first half, -5.5 for the game and -185 on the moneyline.
The pick argues desperation and home adjustments should spark a fast start, even as Detroit’s physical defence and Cleveland’s reliance on James Harden have shaped the series.
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