Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Picks, Predictions and Odds Game 5

Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Game 5 Betting Preview

WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics NBA Finals preview for Monday, June 13. At the time of posting, the home Warriors are a 3.5-point favorite against the road Celtics with the total sitting at 214 points.

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Monday, June 13	NBA Finals Game 5 Betting Notes
Point Spread:	Golden State Warriors -3.5 vs Boston Celtics
Total:	212 Points
Game Time:	9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT
Arena:	Chase Center in San Francisco, CA
TV:	ABC

Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Analysis

The Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors meet for a critical NBA Finals Game 5 on Monday night from the Chase Center.

This game in particular is of utmost importance considering the team who wins Game 5 of a 2-2 series goes on to win the series 82.2%(180-39) of the time in the history of the NBA post-season.

These teams have went blow for blow for the first four games of the series with the Warriors evening things up in a 107-97 victory. Steph Curry shook off injury concerns with a dynamic 43 point, 10 rebound performance. Opening tip is scheduled for 9:00 PM EST/6:00 PST.

Warriors Came to Play

The Golden State Warriors snatched back homecourt advantage with a 107-97 victory on Friday night at TD Garden.

They were led by an outstanding 43 point effort by Steph Curry. Curry went 7 for 14 from long distance while grabbing 10 rebounds and doling out 4 assists. Andrew Wiggins had what was easily the top game of his career with a 17 point, 16 rebound double double.

The Warriors have averaged 105.5 points per game in the Finals, which is below their regular season average of 111 points. They shot only 44% in Game 4 but were bailed out by a tremendous 55-42 rebounding advantage.

Golden State has limited the oppositions shooting all season long and keeping Bostons three-point shooting in check will be critical in winning Game 5.

Celtics Dangerous After a Loss

The Boston Celtics kept the trend of alternating wins and losses in this series as they coughed up home court advantage on Friday night.

Jayson Tatum led the team in scoring with 23 points while shooting only 8 for 23 from the field. He also grabbed 11 rebounds, however Robert Williams led the team with 12 boards.

The Celtics seem to love this position as they are 7-0 straight up and against the spread after a loss in the post-season. This runs goes into the end of the regular season as they have lost back-to-back only once since January 23rd.

Boston has been excellent on the road with an 8-3 playoff record. They need to take care of the ball as they are 1-6 in the post-season when they turn the ball over 15+ times.

Defense has been the Celts calling and they have done well limiting the Warriors shooting but it won’t matter if they don’t take care of the ball and rebound.

Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics Prediction

The Golden State Warriors are favored by 3.5 with a -160 money line, while the Boston Celtics sit +140 with a total of 212. It’s been tough to predict who will show up and when in this series as both have had lapses and played lights out.

We went over the Celtics 7-0 straight up and against the spread record in the post-season as well as their 8-3 record on the road.

The Celts defense simply isn’t going to let Curry score 43 points again and I don’t trust the supporting cast to pick up the scoring slack. I also don’t see the Celtics getting out rebounded by 13 again.

The spread hasn’t mattered whatsoever in this series and I don’t think it will tonight. I still think it’s the Celtics year and Game 5 will be the next step towards a championship. Let’s cash a Boston Celtics money line ticket at a sweet +140 price.

Prediction: Boston Celtics Moneyline +140

NBA Stat Sheet

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Meet the Author

Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. Andy has expanded that sports betting experience to become profitable in a number of other sports, transforming this interest from a side hobby to a major source of income.

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