NBA Finals Betting Preview: Raptors Ready to Take Game Two at Home

Submitted by BetPhoenix Staff on Fri, 05/31/2019 - 08:52

This NBA Finals Betting Preview is perfect if you’re planning to put some cash on game two!

The Raptors managed to take the lead at the NBA Finals with a challenged 118-109 victory over the Warriors.

This is the second straight game Toronto wins at home, after beating the Bucks 100-94 at Scotiabank Arena on May 25. Pascal Siakam was the top scorer for the Raptors, with 32 points and 8 rebounds, and Stephen Curry dominated the scoring for his team, with 34 points.

The series will continue on June 2 at the same scenario, and the Raptors are definitely the favorites to get a third consecutive victory at their own court.

In fact, Toronto is scorching-hot, as they now have won 5 straight matches, four in a row to Milwaukee (getting the Eastern Conference title in the process), and the latest versus Golden State.

The Warriors played game 1 without Kevin Durant, and chances are that the small forward is not going to be present for game 2 either.

NBA Finals Betting Preview Game 2 Prediction & Pick

And we’re now ready for game two, and if Golden State wants to get their fourth title in five years, they’ll need to get a road win sooner or later.

But they’ll also need to find a way to stop Siakam, as the 25-year-old was superb.

And, apart from the Cameroonian, other four Toronto players managed to score in double digits, including superstar Kawhi Leonard with 23, and Fred VanVleet with 15 off the bench.

With that said, the Warriors remain a heavy favorite to take the series overall, and wagering lines were first heavily backed for Golden State. But the favorite action has moved to the Raptors, as Toronto is now a -2-point favorite to get an even stronger lead.

Prediction: The Raptors takes game two at home.