After triumphing with only a few points (84-74) and took advantage in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, the Boston Celtics have a new chance to win against the Indiana Pacers and get a pair of wins to be able to overcome this phase.
At the break of their first postseason match in TD Garden, the visiting team was leading by 7 points. This was when Kyrie Irving and Marcus Morris “woke up” to score 20 points each and push the locals to overcome what would have been an unexpected and costly defeat.
By finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 49-33 mark, Boston has the advantage of starting with three home games against the fifth of their conference, the Pacers, who had a record of 48-34. The above means that this second game of the series is fundamental for both teams.
On the one hand, the Celtics could definitely lead the series and have won in four of five clashes against the Pacers, so they are really favored by the statistics to succeed on Wednesday. On the other hand, Indiana would claim to play two games in their stadium with a victory and resume the spirit to face one of the East favorites to reach the NBA Finals.
As it happened in the first game, the Celtics should cover the 7.5 point line that was imposed on them to pay -110. Also, the 203 point highs have good chances of being superior in this case and, given the low score of their last meeting, the number is low and is almost 17 points below the average of points per game they had between these teams together during the season.
Another future bet that could be interesting is that the Celtics sweep the series (win in four games), which has a momio of +350. The probability of winning this Wednesday is high and if it happens, this number will go down immediately, so it is the right time to make this investment.