LeoX

You know Mavs lines will be very inflated. They were already inflated with Luka alone and that's why they are 20-33 ATS. Now imagine with the Kyrie hype. 

If only they had this power

If they wanted they would be NBA champs... but

Luka and friends absolutely don't want to go back to San Francisco for no reason. 

Warriors ML 

and Mavs open up as -1 favorites for game 4 lol.. 

As this point Vegas must be trying to get the "wannabe sharp" money. Surely the public is smart enough to recognize the mismatch right? 

Just a bad matchup. Warriors excel at Mavs weaknesses. 

Been

Vegas eating that wannabe "sharp" money lol

How do people not see the obvious mismatch? 

We saw how well that went for Boston yesterday.

Refs can only do so much. 

@Pho-20

 The Mavs could guard Phoenix and could hide Luka on defense(because of Crowder, Bridges, etc). They can't do that here. It's all about matchups. 

Luka is the best player in the world

BUT..

The playoffs are all about matchups and this series is identical to the Denver-Warriors series as opposed to the Grizzles-Warriors one. Mavs simply cannot defend them. 

Mavs open up as -2 favorites for game 3. This is as silly as it gets considering this series is a complete mismatch. 

But hey Mavs supporters, maybe if Luka goes for 60 you might have a small chance. 

So it didn't matter that Luka went for 40+. They simply couldn't guard anyone. 

People are overthinking this. When Vegas offers you free money, take it. 

One of the main reasons the Grizzles-Warriors series was competitive is because the Grizzles had 5 athletic players at all times who could switch everything and fight in every screen, backdoor cut, etc. Even their weakest defender(Ja Morant) had the speed and athleticism to be a little competitive defensively. The Mavs have one serious problem: 

Nowhere to hide Luka and Brunson defensively. 

Slow footed Luka cannot cope with the Warriors off ball movement, their cutting and constant movement in general. He's forced to defend Wiggins who will attack him regardless. He never had to work this hard defensively in his career so this is shocking to him. Brunson is too small and Klay/Steph can easily shoot over him. Too small to guard anyone else. 

This feels closer to the Nuggets-Warriors matchup where Jokic was overwhelmed defensively than the Grizzles-Warriors one. 

Putting your money where you emotions are is a mistake to begin with. No serious bettor will do that. Casual fans with a lot of money to burn might. 

Since Luka is an (extreme) minority in the NBA I can definitely see people rooting for him. However putting your money on it is a totally different thing. 

He wont even last as an NBA player. Nepotism will only get him that far. 

Not if you pick your spots. Just need insane discipline.