Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Predictions, Tips and Preview

Steffen Schmidt - November 10, 2022

Golden State Warriors host Cleveland Cavaliers in the last and one of the most exciting games of Friday’s NBA slate.

• The Cavaliers ended an eight-win streak with two straight defeats
• The Warriors snapped their losing run with a comeback win over the Kings
• The Cavaliers have drastically worsened their defensive numbers in the last two matches

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Tips

• Golden State Warriors -3.5 @ -110 (1.90)

• Over 225.5 points @ -110 (1.90)

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Analysis and Reason for Predictions

The Cavaliers are suddenly easy to break down in defense

Cleveland Cavaliers ruined the amazing eight-win streak with two successive defeats in the previous two matches.

While the narrow loss to the Los Angeles Clippers away at Crypto.com Arena can hardly be regarded a failure, the recent 127-120 defeat at the hands of Sacramento Kings certainly was.

It was a poor overall defensive performance from the Cavaliers who are generally the third-best defensive team in the entire competition.

The Cavs are now set to face Stephen Curry and the Warriors who will be highly motivate to make amends for the slow start to the title-defending campaign.

Can J.B. Bickerstaff’s men arrest this two-loss thread and return to winning ways in some fashion, by beating the reigning champions on the road?

Steph Curry was magnificent on Monday

Golden State Warriors had a four-day rest going into this tie. They will also enter it with an improved confidence after snapping a five-game slide.

The champions dispatched Sacramento Kings 116-113 on the home floor on Monday evening. The crowd went wild after a late fourth-quarter comeback.

The Warriors won the fourth quarter by 12 points to secure the narrow three-point victory on the occasion.

Steph Curry showed his best display of the season, going an insane 17-for-24 from the field for 47 points. He also added 8 assist and rebounds each to the magnificent statistical record.

The mentioned comeback win will certainly boost up the team’s spirits ahead of the clash against Cleveland. The Cavs’s drop in defensive numbers in the latest games will certainly build up a case for the home win pick here.

The Warriors to take advantage of momentum after the comeback win over the Kings

As odd as it sounds, Golden State Warriors will go into this game higher on confidence and we are more than happy to back them to win in -3.5 points spread at the -110 odds. We will also alternatively back the Over 225.5 points pick knowing that Cleveland have been poor defensively in the last couple of affairs.