The NBA Finals return to Madison Square Garden for the first time since 1999 with Game 3 on Monday, June 8 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC). New York leads the series 2-0 after stealing both games in San Antonio (105-95, then 105-104 on a missed Wembanyama buzzer look) and rides a 13-game playoff winning streak. The math is daunting for San Antonio: teams up 2-0 in the Finals win the title roughly 90% of the time, and no team has ever come back from 0-3, so Game 3 is effectively do-or-die for the Spurs. The market makes New York only a 2.5-point home favorite (about -135) with the total at 216.5, a short number that prices in real Spurs desperation. Our editorial reads (we do not run an NBA model): Spurs +2.5 on a do-or-die spot with the best player in the series, and the under 216.5, with both games so far finishing well below the number (200 and 209). Wembanyama (26 then 29 points) over his points line is the prop. NHL: Stanley Cup Final Game 4 (Vegas leads 2-1) is next in Las Vegas.
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