It’s night 22 of the 2017/18 NBA Playoffs, here are our NBA picks for tonight’s games.
*Original betting lines and lineups taken game morning, adjust accordingly.
The original lines for each game are taken a couple of hours prior to the tip-off, so adjust your picks accordingly should a line change.
Tonight’s NBA Playoff Picks
Boston @ Philadelphia
- Eastern Conference Semi-Final – Game 3
- Boston Lead Series – 2-0
H2H Trends –
Boston are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Philadelphia.
Boston are 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Philadelphia.
Season Series –
| GAME 2 | Boston | Philadelphia | 108 : 103 |
| GAME 1 | Boston | Philadelphia | 117 : 101 |
| 19.01.18 | Boston | Philadelphia | 80 : 89 |
| 12.01.18 | Philadelphia | Boston | 103 : 114 |
| 01.12.17 | Boston | Philadelphia | 108 : 97 |
| 21.10.17 | Philadelphia | Boston | 92 : 102 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | AWAY |
| Boston | 55 | 27 | 27-14 | 28-13 |
| Philadelphia | 52 | 30 | 30-11 | 22-19 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Boston | 104.0 | 100.4 | +3.6 |
| Philadelphia | 109.8 | 105.3 | +4.5 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Philadelphia | Over | Boston |
| -9.0 | 206.0 | 101-98 1OT |
With all the hype behind the 76ers, they are sitting 0-2 in the current series. Boston did get out of jail in Game 2 with some big shots and the home crowd getting behind them. Will be extremely different tonight in Philly.
The Celtics in the first round only won on home court and with a tougher opponent in Philly, the trend could be the same. Let’s see if the young heads on the 76ers being down in the series don’t come out like a deer in the headlights.
Best Bet = Over 206.0
Toronto @ Cleveland
- Eastern Conference Semi Finals – Game 3
- Cleveland Lead Series 2-0
H2H Trends –
Toronto are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Cleveland.
Toronto are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Season Series –
| GAME 2 | Toronto | Cleveland | 110 : 128 |
| GAME 1 | Toronto | Cleveland | 112 : 113 (105 : 105) |
| 04.04.18 | Cleveland | Toronto | 112 : 106 |
| 22.03.18 | Cleveland | Toronto | 132 : 129 |
| 12.01.18 | Toronto | Cleveland | 133 : 99 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | AWAY |
| Toronto | 59 | 23 | 34-7 | 25-16 |
| Cleveland | 50 | 32 | 29-12 | 21-20 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Toronto | 111.7 | 103.9 | +7.8 |
| Cleveland | 110.9 | 109.9 | +0.9 |
Picks Against The Spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Cleveland | Over | Cleveland |
| -4.5 | 216.0 | 105-103 |
The Cavs continue their dominance over the Raptors in the post season where they have won 8 straight when it matters.
The Over has been in no danger in the first two contests and neither has the defence on LeBron. The Kevin Love of old made an appearance in Game 2 and the Cavs are looking like the team who have made three straight Finals.
Best Bet = Cleveland WIN
