FRANK’S CUTTING ROOM FLOOR FOR WEDNESDAY, 5/18:

My “Cutting Room Floor” plays are the situations I considered the closest to being worthy of investment but did not make the “final cut” for my official plays today for subscribers. The last play I cut for Wednesday was with Over the Total in the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors in Game One of the Western Conference Finals. Dallas (60-36) won their fourth game in their last five with their 123-90 victory as a 6.5-point underdog on Sunday. That was the 8th game in their last 11 on the road that finished Over the Total. The Mavericks have also played 10 of their last 13 games Over the Total against teams with a winning record. Golden State (61-32) has won three of four after ending their six-game series with Memphis with a 110-96 victory on Friday. The Warriors have played 5 of their last 7 games Over the Total after a win by 10 or more points. The Over is also 15-5-1 in their last 21 games when playing with at least three days of rest. Take the Over. Best of luck — Frank.

Frank Sawyer is on a 17 of 22 (77%) NBA HOT STREAK after CA$HING with Miami last night to fuel his 26 of 36 (72%) NBA Playoff run! Hollywood Sports’ 2-0 Monday included their 25* EPL Tuesday USA Network Total of the Year winner on the Liverpool-Southampton Under to improve their 37 of 49 (76%) All-Sports run over the last 19 days — and now Frank has tonight’s Mavericks-Warriors’ ATS winner on TNT at 9 PM ET! WATCH and WIN — and BANK on Frank!

At 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, we will be playing the Golden State Warriors (540) minus the points versus the Dallas Mavericks (539) in Game One of the Western Conference Finals. THE SITUATION: Golden State (61-32) won their third game in their last four contests after closing out their six-game series with Memphis with their 110-96 victory as a 7.5-point favorite on Friday. Dallas (60-35) won their fourth game in their last five contests with their 123-90 upset victory in Phoenix as a 6.5-point underdog on Sunday.

REASONS TO TAKE THE WARRIORS MINUS THE POINTS: Golden State beat the Grizzlies by 14 points on Friday despite making only 39.4% of their shots from the field in what was the worst shooting effort in their last 23 games. They should play shoot better tonight as they covered the point spread in 15 of their last 21 games at home after a double-digit victory. And while the Warriors have only covered the point spread twice in their last eight games, they have then covered the point spread in 19 of their last 28 games after failing to cover the point spread in four or five of their last six games. Golden State’s strong defense was on display in Game Six as they held the Grizzlies to just 35.4% shooting — and they have covered the point spread in 14 of their last 20 games at home after not allowing more than 105 points in their last game. The extra days off can only help this veteran team — they are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games when playing with at least three days of rest. On their home court, they have covered the point spread in 7 of their last 9 games — and they are 21-8-1 ATS in their last 30 home games against teams with a winning record on the road. Furthermore, the Warriors have covered the point spread in 8 of their last 10 opening games to a new playoff series when they are playing at home but not a double-digit favorite. They do expect to have Otto Porter, Jr. back for this series after being out with a foot injury — so that helps the bench. Dallas enters this series with two fewer days of rest having played on Sunday — and they have played two more games in the postseason with 13 games already under their belts. The Mavericks nailed 56.8% of their shots in their blowout win at Phoenix which was the best shooting effort in their last 64 games. And by holding the Suns to just 37.9% shooting, they played their best defensive game in their last eight contests. Their 33-point win in Game Seven came on the heels of their 113-86 upset win at home against Phoenix in Game Six. An emotional letdown now is likely after this team pulled themselves off the brink of elimination twice in a row. As it is, they have failed to cover the point spread in 6 of their last 9 games after winning two games in a row by 15 or more points. In both those games, Dallas raced out to big halftime leads of 15 and 30 points — but they have failed to cover the point spread in 9 of their last 13 games after taking double-digit halftime leads in their last two games. They have also failed to cover the point spread in 3 of their last 4 opening games to a new series.

FINAL TAKE: Dallas did win three of the four games between these teams in the regular season series including the most recent two games against the Warriors. These two teams last played on March 3rd when the Mavericks won by a 122-113 score as a 2-point favorite at home — but Golden State has covered the point spread in 18 of their last 24 games when avenging a loss on the road. The Warriors have also covered the point spread in 24 of their last 36 games when playing with double-revenge. 10* NBA Dallas-Golden State TNT Special with the Golden State Warriors (540) minus the points versus the Dallas Mavericks (539). Best of luck for us — Frank.