Cleveland Cavaliers fans, you’ve gotta believe. And with the Cavs down 3-2 to the Golden State Warriors heading into Thursday’s Game 6 of the NBA Finals, there’s no bigger expression of your devotion to the Wine and Gold than to place your money where your mouth is.

Cleveland is a 2.5-point favorite hosting Golden State but laying points on LeBron & Co. is only one of the ways you'll be able to wager in this do-or-die contest. Listed here are five basketball bets just a Cavs fans can make heading into Game 6:

Kyrie for MVP

First, if you’re pushing for Cleveland you’ve got to head all in at this point. Let’s not fiddle here. That implies you’re calling for a Game 6 win and a Game 7 victory back within the Bay Area. So why not take a Cleveland player to win Finals MVP as well? 

After Kyrie Irving’s Game 5 performance, dropping 41 points at the heels of 34 points in Game 4 and 30 in Game 3, the Cavaliers point guard is providing outstanding value to win MVP. Irving is priced at +1,000 to win MVP ($100 wager will win you $1,000) at Sportsbook.ag, behind Draymond Green (+120), Stephen Curry (+220), LeBron James (+350), Klay Thompson (+500), or even Andre Iguodala (+800). 

These finals are Kyrie’s redemption song after missing last year’s championship date with Golden State because of injury. So if an NBA title isn’t enough motivation, Irving is out to prove he’s the variation in 2016.

Green from Green

Draymond Green didn’t have an excessively big fan club before getting tangled with LeBron in Game 4, way to his constant efforts to sterilize Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steven Adams within the Western Conference finals. 

But once the Warriors’ all-star forward took a shot at King James’ “Crown Jewels”, he quickly skyrocketed to public enemy #1. among Cleveland sports fans – that is saying something… “Johnny Football”… *Cough* *Cough*.

If Cavaliers faithful need to funnel that detest into cold hard cash, than toss some coin on whether Green will “hit another player within the groin through the rest of the NBA Finals?” as Bookmaker.eu so eloquently puts it. Another jolt to the junk delivered by Draymond is paying +1,000 odds on “Yes” (with “No” a pricey -3,000, meaning you have to bet $3,000 to win $100). 

You too can find odds on whether Green can be ejected from Game 6 (Yes +1,200/No -3,500), suspended for a potential Game 7 (Yes +1,500/No -4,000), and the primary Cavs player he'll get in an altercation with Thursday night (LeBron is a +120 front runner).

Hail to the King

It’s crazy to think that LeBron’s 41-point showing in Game 5 was the primary time James has topped the 40-point mark this complete NBA season. In fact, the last time he hung 40 or more on an opponent before Game 5 was versus Golden State in last year’s finals, putting up 44 points in Game 1, and 40 points in both Games 3 and 5. 

Oddsmakers have pegged LeBron with a Game 6 total points Over/Under of 31.5, that's just about at the money whilst you take a look at his offensive production in games following a 40-point eruption. 

Since returning to “The Land” in 2014, James had registered six games with 40 or more before Monday’s Game 5 and averaged slightly below 31.2 points in his following outing. LeBron is currently averaging 25.5 points per game this postseason and 28.0 points within the NBA Finals. At home, “The Chosen One” hung a typical of 25.7 points on visitors this season. 

Perhaps probably the most telling stat in terms of James and his Game 6 point total: Cleveland is 11-3 straight up but just 6-7-1 against the spread this season when LeBron scored 32 or more points – which he’ll need to do in an effort to profit the Over in this player prop Thursday.

No love for Love

Kevin Love is having a NBA Finals to forget. It’s at the same level of memory suppression as that point you farted at the trampoline in gym class right in front of your grade school crush. Ugh.

His futility came to a head in Game 5, with Love scoring just two points, flattening three rebounds and recording just one help in almost 33 minutes of floor time. That brought his finals averages right down to 8.75 points, 0.75 assists, and 6 rebounds. 

Yes, we all know he’s a little bit dinged up, having missed Game 2 with a concussion and has not looked right since, but that is the finals man. C’mon.

If you’ve already tossed your No. 0 jersey within the trash, then perhaps you double down and go against Love’s player props in Game 6. Oddsmakers have his points + rebounds Over/Under set at 18.5, with both the Over and Under priced at -115 (wager $115 to win $100). 

You too can bet on whether Love’s first 3-point attempt could be a make or miss, with “missed 3-point field goal” listed as a -165 favorite (Make +140). He’s coming off a 0-for-3 night beyond the arc in Game 5 and is simply 4 for 14 from 3-point land within the finals. 

For folks who have simply washed their hands of Love, you'll be able to put the cherry on top of his very disappointing sundae by betting on whether he’ll be back in Cleveland next season, with “No” an excellent money favorite over “Yes” at +130.

Worst-case scenario

OK, let’s get real for a moment. Golden State is a superb team, right? Hell, in line with the Warriors’ regular season record (73-9) they’re the best NBA team of all time. So it’s not too far out in orbit for Cavs fans to concede that Golden State has an exceptional chance of winning its second straight title – roughly an 80 percent chance for those who size up the maths at the series odds.

If Stephen Curry and the soldiers do wrap up the series Thursday or back in Oakland for Game 7, the large question on Cleveland’s mind could be what's going to LeBron do? James has an strategy to become a free agent this summer, stirring up ghosts of that fateful day in early July 2010. 

But rest easy Ohio. In line with oddsmakers at Bookmaker.eu, LeBron will likely stay put – such a lot so you’d need to wager $900 simply to win $100 on “Yes, James be with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2016-17 season”. 

If you think LBJ is nearly as good as gone, take a flyer on “No” at +550. That payout would net you sufficient money to get some sweet season tickets to the Cavaliers' 2016-17 campaign, since Quicken Loans Arena would likely be half empty without LeBron at the court.

Jason Logan is the Senior Managing Editor for Covers.com You'll be able to follow them on Twitter @Covers.

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