NBA bets today: Warrior's meetings in game 7, Cavaliers look at the Pacers to start the second round

The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets will complete the first round of the NBA playoff from 2025 on Sunday evening when the two sides in game 7 meet in Houston. The Rockets came back from a 3: 1 deficit to force the decisive competition, but they have never beaten Golden State under head coach Steve Kerr in a playoff series. The second round of the playoffs also begins on Sunday with No. 1 seed in the east, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and organizes the No. 4 Indiana Pacers in game 1.

Here you will find a look at both games on Sunday, including projections from the model of Sports, Experts picks and player props. You can also view the best same parlays for the campaign on Sunday using the best player props in the Sports model.

Indiana Pacers against Cleveland Cavaliers, 6 p.m. ET, TNT

These competitors of the central division have not met in the playoffs since 2018 than the Cavaliers in game 7 won an exciting seven-game series 4: 3. Cleveland quickly worked on the Miami Heat in a four-game swey, while the Pacers celebrated a comeback against the Milwaukee Bucks, which were covered by Tyrese Haliburton's Layup in the Summer. The Sportline Model projects Haliburton to hardly go under (-128) its 28.5 points + assists on Sunday with 28.2 points + assists. Darius Garland, who missed the last two games for the Cavaliers, is considered questionable with a toe problem.

According to the latest sports lines, the Cavaliers are -339 (risk 339 US dollars for $ 100) for the bank. The Pacers are +270 (risk of 100 US dollars for 270 US dollars) outsiders, while the total amount is at 229.5. You can see the latest projections of the model and expert tips for Pacers-Cavaliers at Sportline.

Golden State Warriors against Houston Rockets, 8:30 p.m. ET, TNT

The Warriors were in a similar situation in 2023 when they did not end a series against Sacramento Kings at home in the first round with a 3-2 lead. Golden State won on the street thanks to a 50-point presentation by the superstar Point Guard Stephen Curry Spiel 7. The Sportline model does not see any repetition performance in the cards and projects Curry with 24.9 points to go under (+100) in the 26.5 line. Golden State also has Jimmy Butler, who has become known for his outstanding post -season. However, the model takes up this under (-110) on Butler's points + assists + rebounds prop at 36.5 and projects it for 30.1 PRA. Fred Vanvleet was a star for the Rockets and scored more than 25 points in three games in a row to overcome this deficit. Vanvleet will search for the support of Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun, although the Rockets have also received timely contributions from Steven Adams and Amen Thompson.

The Rockets are 2.5 points -favorites in the latest sports lines consensus concentients and -137 (risk of 137 US dollars to win $ 100) on the bank. The Warriors are +116 (risk of $ 100, 116 US dollars) outsiders and the total number of 205.5. You can see the latest model projections and expert tips for Warriors-Rockets at Sportline.

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