Vegas odds for the NBA Finals between the Warriors and Cavs have become a talking point with both sides being surprised about Cleveland's role as the underdog. The latest comments came from Golden State coach Steve Kerr, who said Monday his team should be the real underdog.

"They’re the champions. We’re not," Kerr said Monday at practice. "I saw the quote from Kevin Love. I’m surprised too, like what the hell is everybody talking about? Are you kidding me? They’re a great team, they’re the champs. We’re trying to take what they took from us last year."

Here's the Love quote Kerr is referencing: "The whole underdog thing is funny to me, because, yeah, at the end of the day we are defending our title. We're trying to repeat, which is so hard to do. I think we will use it as fuel, we will use it as motivation, but the idea of playing into it? It's tough for me to say that is the case. I don't feel like we're underdogs. We match up well with them, and I think they'd say the same about us."

Kerr isn't wrong when he says the Cavs are a "great team," but there's a pretty obvious reason why the Warriors are considered the heavy favorites. They have four All-Stars, including two recent MVP winners, and have been one of the most dominant teams in NBA history. 

The Cavs winning last year doesn't really factor into this year at all when it comes to underdogs. These are two very different teams from a year ago. The Warriors added Kevin Durant while the Cavs added Kyle Korver. A slight difference in talent.

Cavs coach Tyronn Lue didn't want to use the underdog title at all.

"We're not going to use that as motivation," Lue said recently. "It's like, we're in the NBA Finals. That's enough motivation alone. Not worry about what it says in Vegas or what people are saying about underdogs. We're not using that as an excuse. We've got to come out and play. Our goals were set at the beginning of the season, and that's to win a championship. So that's what we're focused on."

Game 1 is Thursday night in Oakland.