It’s night 26 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
Philadelphia @ Boston
- Eastern Conference Semi-Final – Game 5
- Boston Lead Series – 3-1
H2H Trends –
Philadelphia are 2-6 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
Over is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings in Boston.
Season Series –
| GAME 4 | Philadelphia | Boston | 103 : 92 |
| GAME 3 | Philadelphia | Boston | 98 : 101 (89 : 89) |
| 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 |
| Boston | Over | Boston |
| -1.0 | 204.0 | 114-112 |
76ers Coach Brett Brown threw TJ McConnell into the starting line up for Game 4 and it paid off straight away. Not only did McConnell have a stat line of 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, the attention he warranted from the Celtics allowed Simmons to find his way into the paint for some easy baskets, along with some much needed confidence in what’s been a disappointing 2nd Round for the ROY (soon to be).
This one’s a tough pick for the Spread, but we’ll take the home team to close out the Series. Philly have had to work hard for everything they’ve gotten offensively, and Boston thrive in these ugly, defensive games.
Overs best and 8-3 in the last 11 meetings in Boston.
Best Bet = Boston WIN and Over 204.
