Cavaliers vs Warriors Predictions, Player Props & Best Odds (Dec. 30)

• The NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Golden State Warriors on Monday night
• The Cavs have won six straight while the Dubs are just 3-7 in their past ten
• See the Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors predictions, player props, and best odds on Dec. 30

The Cleveland Cavaliers (27-4, 10-3 away, ATS) bring a six-game win streak into the Bay Area on Monday night when they visit the Golden State Warriors (16-15, 8-7 home, ATS) at the Chase Center at 7:10 pm PT/10:10 pm ET. The NBA-best Cavaliers enter Monday night as road favorites, laying 4.0 or 4.5 points in the NBA odds, depending on the sportsbook.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Predictions

• Warriors moneyline (+158) at FanDuel
• Buddy Hield over 7.5 points (-130) at DraftKings
  

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This is the second meeting of the season between the Cavs and Warriors, and Cleveland manhandled Golden State at home in the first, earning a 136-117 victory, spearheaded by 27 points from Darius Garland (20.6 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 6.4 APG).

Cleveland also enters Monday on a six-game win streak and victors in ten of their last eleven. The Cavs took down Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets in Denver on Friday (149-135) with Donovan Mitchell (23.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 4.7 APG) scoring a team-high 33.

Golden State got a much-needed win last time out, taking down Kevin Durant’s Suns 109-105, led by a season-high-tying 34 points off the bench from Jonathan Kuminga (16.7 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 2.1 APG), who also had a team-high 34 in Friday’s 102-92 loss at the Clippers with Steph Curry (22.5 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 6.5 APG) sidelined.

There is no denying that the Cavs first third of the season is the stuff of legend. But it’s the manner in which they’ve been doing it that appears unsustainable. After finishing last season 16th in Offensive Rating (114.7), the Cavs are first in the NBA this year (121.7) without making any meaningful additions (or subtractions) in the offseason.

Cleveland’s effective field-goal percentage (EFG%) is a league-best 59.7% which is 2.2% higher than any other team and 4.2% higher than last season (55.7%). It’s not like the Cavs are built around an exceedingly young core that’s just starting to blossom, either.

Cleveland has been far more than a sum of its parts this season and the regression is coming. I’ll take the Warriors to hold serve on their home court at a nice price.

CLE vs GSW Player Props

NBA player props from DraftKings on Dec. 30. 

The Cavaliers/Warriors player props list Steph Curry with the highest point total of the night at 24.5, followed closely by Donovan Mitchell at 22.5 and Darius Garland at 19.5. Jarrett Allen leads the rebound totals at 10.5 while Garland has the highest assist total at 6.5.

Best Cavaliers vs Warriors Odds

The Cavaliers vs Warriors spread ranges from Cleveland -4.0 to -4.5. The best ATS option for Cavs bettors is currently -4.0 (-110) at Caesars Sportsbook, while ESPN has the bets ATS option for Golden State at +4.5 (-110). Curiously, ESPN Bet also has the best moneyline price on the Cavs at -175, while FanDuel is offering Golden State at +158.

There is a 1.5-point range in the game total. Caesars is at the high end, listing the total at 231.0 (O -115/U -105), making it the best spot for under bettors to wager. ESPN Bet is half a point lower than any other book at 229.5 (O -115/U -105).

Monday’s NBA public betting splits show the public loving the visiting Cavs, both against the spread and on the moneyline. As of 4:45 pm ET, Cleveland was getting 69% of ATS handle and 90% of moneyline handle. The public also favored the over, with 78% of O/U handle on the over so far.