The Golden State Warriors rolled to a sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers to reach the 2019 NBA Finals, where they'll go for their fourth title in five years. The Toronto Raptors, meanwhile, stormed back from an 0-2 deficit to get past the Milwaukee Bucks 4-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals, earning their first ever trip to the finals. Oddsmakers are heavily favoring the more experienced side, putting the Warriors at -310 (risk $310 to earn $100) in the 2019 NBA Finals series odds. The Raptors are going off at +250 (risk $100 to win $250). The series gets underway on Thursday night at 9 p.m. ET, and before locking in any 2019 NBA Finals picks or series predictions, first be sure to see the predictions from SportsLine's proven projection model. 

This model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, is crushing its NBA picks. It entered the 2019 NBA Finals with a sterling record on its top-rated picks, returning more than $3,000 in profit to anybody following them this season. And it has been particularly red-hot on its A-rated NBA money line picks, entering the conference finals on a strong 85-61 run. Anybody who has followed it is way, way up.

Now, it has set its sights on Warriors vs. Raptors in the NBA Finals 2019. We can tell you the model has found a strong value on one side in the series odds. That pick is available only at SportsLine.

The model has taken Golden State's recent postseason dominance into account. The Warriors are appearing in their fifth consecutive NBA Finals and they already have three titles to their credit during that run. And, despite missing Kevin Durant (calf) DeMarcus Cousins (quad) for large portions of the 2019 NBA Playoffs, they've rolled to a 12-4 record in the postseason, including six straight wins. Durant is out to start the series, while Cousins enters Game 1 as questionable. 

Steph Curry, after facing some criticism early in the postseason, has found a new level since Durant went down on May 8 against the Rockets. He's averaging 35.8 points and six made 3-pointers in the five games since. Draymond Green, meanwhile, dominated Portland in the Western Conference Finals, posting four straight double-doubles.

But just because Golden State is rolling and has the postseason experience edge, doesn't guarantee that it is the best value on the 2019 NBA Finals series money line. 

That's because the Raptors are going off as big underdogs despite holding the home-court edge in this series. And Kawhi Leonard has been brilliant in the postseason, averaging 31.2 points per game. He's also been big on the boards (8.8 rpg in postseason) and he's done it all while being a lock-down defender as well. 

Guard Fred VanVleet hit 14 3-pointers over the last three games against Milwaukee, helping open up the floor for Leonard and the rest of the supporting cast. If he continues at that kind of pace as the series open, the Raptors could easily build an early series lead and give the Warriors a true test, possibly leading to a big return for backers. 

So who wins the Warriors vs. Raptors series? And which side of the series odds have all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side to back in the 2019 NBA Finals, all from the advanced model that's up more than $3,000 on top-rated NBA picks this season.