The Cleveland Cavaliers are big underdogs in the NBA Finals. Ahead of Thursday's Game 1, the Golden State Warriors are favored by 12 points over the visiting Cavaliers. According to ESPN Stats & Information data, that ties Game 1 of the 2001 Finals (with the Los Angeles Lakers favored over the Philadelphia 76ers) as the largest point spread in a Finals game since at least 1991.
So just how lopsided is this fourth consecutive Finals meeting between Cleveland and Golden State? Could it be the biggest mismatch in modern Finals history?