Warriors Host Cavaliers as Game 5 Favorites

The Golden State Warriors are 47-4 SU and 30-20-1 ATS in 51 home games this season. After splitting their two games in Cleveland, the Warriors return home to host the Cavaliers for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.

Golden State opened as an 8.5-point favorite at home at the sportsbooks for Game 5. While the first three games were close nail-biters that could have gone either way, Game 4 was all Golden State as the Warriors cruised to a 103-82 victory. Cleveland is hoping that an extra day of rest will help rejuvenate the Cavaliers in time for Game 5. The Cavs are 3-0 SU and 2-1 ATS coming off of a loss so far this postseason.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks are locked up in one of the closest Stanley Cup Finals in NHL history. Every one of the first four games has been decided by one goal, marking the first time this has occurred since 1968. Tampa Bay is a -125 favorite at home in Game 5 hosting the Blackhawks who are going off at +105 on the road. The total has gone UNDER in five of the last six games between these two teams.

Only 2.5 games separate the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves in the NL East standings, and both teams will try to pick up some important wins over a three-game series in New York starting on Friday. New York is 11-5 in its last 16 games against Atlanta with a current four-game winning streak and is a -120 favorite on Friday at online sportsbook Bovada. Bartolo Colon pitches for the Mets against Alex Wood and the Braves at +100.

Two of the league's top teams clash in interleague play when the St. Louis Cardinals host the Kansas City Royals in a three-game series starting on Friday night. Jaime Garcia takes the mound for the Cardinals and is a -115 favorite at Bovada over Yordano Ventura and the Royals (-105) on Friday. Kansas City enters this series with four straight wins including three straight wins on the road after sweeping the Minnesota Twins this week.