Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers (pick, 205.5)

The Golden State Warriors won the primary two games of the NBA Finals by a typical of 24 points, leaving the host Cleveland Cavaliers facing a dire situation entering Wednesday's Game 3. Not just has Cleveland been annihilated within the first two contests but power forward Kevin Love is listed as questionable as a result of a concussion suffered during Sunday's 110-77 loss.

Love's availability may be selected Wednesday but what's more certain is that the Cavaliers - including forward LeBron James - want to step up their play after their embarrassing showing on Sunday. "We're still here and we've got a possibility to show this series around if we are available in and do what we have to do both offensively and defensively," James told reporters. "Internally, we need to determine how we will be better. We need to determine how we will be able to help each other. We definitely must determine how we will get more guys involved." Yet another victory will allow the soldiers to supplant the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls (87 wins) for probably the most overall wins in a season but point guard Stephen Curry made it clear his team isn't about to chill with a 2-0 series lead. "THERE IS NO point in celebrating or jumping up and down and saying, 'Look at us,'" Curry told reporters. "We're two games clear of winning a championship. We still need to exit and get the job done. It is a trap to think that we've figured things out and that we have got the very best formula to overcome Cleveland and so they haven't any chance within the series."

TV: 9 p.m. ET, ABC

LINE HISTORY: The Cavaliers opened as one-point favorites at home for Game 3 despite their awful performance in Games 1 and a couple of in Golden State. The general public jumped all around the Warriors and by Monday afternoon the road had jumped the fence and the Dubs were favored at most books. The general public action took another turn and the road started to creep back toward the Cavs on Tuesday afternoon - by Tuesday evening the road had settled in as a Pick. There is not any telling which way the road will activate gameday. Keep your eyes at the line history here.

SERIES PRICE (Per Pinnacle):

ABOUT THE SOLDIERS (87-14, 58-41-2 ATS, 52-48-1 O/U): Do-it-all forward Draymond Green added knockdown 3-point shooter to his resume in Game 2 as he made five 3-pointers while contributing 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists and playing his typical sturdy defense. "THE WAY IN WHICH they're guarding us, Draymond's open a lot," Golden State coach Steve Kerr told reporters. "So he becomes our safety valve when there's pressure. He becomes an open shooter when they're jumping out at Steph or Klay (Thompson), so it is a good situation for him." Curry and Thompson each made four 3-pointers in Game 2 but neither player has produced a high-scoring game with Curry averaging 14.5 points and Thompson just 13.

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (69-29, 46-49-3 ATS, 48-50 O/U): Love didn't practice on Tuesday and must clear the concussion protocol before he can play but James' comments made it sound like Cleveland already knows Love is unlikely to be at the floor. "IT WILL be the following man up. We're down 0-2, and we won't afford to appear and say, 'Wow, Kev's not playing. What are we going to do?'" James told reporters after practice. "It's next man up, because it is a must-win for us. So obviously his health could be very important, but within the situation we're in now, we now have to stick confident. And whoever Coach decides to provide the nod to has got to have the capacity to go, and everyone else has to step up." If Love sits out, veteran shooter Channing Frye will likely play a bigger role and little-used Timofey Mozgov can be a larger a part of the rotation.

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TWEET BEAT: TRENDS:

* Warriors are 5-0 ATS of their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.* Cavaliers are 6-0 ATS of their last 6 home games.* Under is 6-0 in Warriors last 6 vs. Eastern Conference.* Over is 5-0 in Cavaliers last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of more than .600.* Warriors are 6-1 ATS within the last 7 meetings.

COVERS CONSENSUS: On the time of publication of this preview the soldiers were picking up 51 percent of the wagers on Covers and Over was grabbing 54 percent of the action. Click here for full up-to-date consensus data.

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