This will be the third straight NBA Finals match up between Cleveland and Golden State. Each team having won one, with the Cavaliers taking last year's title. Plenty of star power here with the likes of LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Kevin Love and Draymond Green just to name a few.
Thursday's series opener at Oracle Arena sees the Warriors as 7 point favorites. My FSI formula only gives GS a slight 0.257 point edge. Therefore, take the points and CLE for 2 units. My complete FSI table is below:
| 9:00pm | Cleveland +7 | Golden State -7 |
| eFG% | .598 | .573 |
| TOV% | 12.3 | 12.5 |
| ORB% | 22.6 | 20.1 |
| FT/FGA | .259 | .241 |
| Home Court | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 11.157 | 11.414 |
| Formulated Spread | 0.257 | -0.257 |
| Pick (units) | CLE +7 (2 units) | ------- |
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