Vegas Play of the Day: Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder

By Taylor Bern

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 | 2:45 p.m.

We've reset the Play of the Day with fresh bankrolls and turned it into a yearly competition. Our three sports writers have restarted with $10,000 bankrolls to continue using on odds from the South Point.

Golden State Warriors moneyline (minus-125) at Oklahoma City Thunder: $900 to win $720

The Warriors face a 2-1 deficit in the Western Conference Finals, and for most teams, falling into a 3-1 hole would effectively mean the end of the series. I’m not sure Golden State falls into that category — in fact I kind of want to see the Warriors down 3-1 just to see if they can come back from it — but I don’t think we’re going to get to that situation.

Golden State is a minus-1.5 point favorite tonight with its full complement of players, after the NBA announced Monday that Draymond Green would be available, despite picking up a Flagrant 2 foul. Oklahoma City has home-court advantage, a lot of confidence in its schemes and momentum (whatever that really means), but Golden State has Steph Curry, and until Golden State loses a Game 4 in this type of situation, I’m going to believe in this group’s ability to pull it off.

This is a great moneyline price for the team that set a regular-season record for victories and has faced this kind of challenge before.

Current Standings (as of July 1): Brewer (47-41-2, $10,375), Bern (33-39, $7,225), Keefer (47-58-2, $4,650)

Lifetime standings: 2014-15 Champion Bern (113-113-1), Keefer (130-141-4), Brewer (116-128-4)

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