4 GAMES – NBA PLAYOFF PICKS
*Original NBA tips and research are done a game day morning, adjust your NBA picks accordingly should spreads and lineups change.
INDIANA @ BOSTON
EASTERN CONFERENCE – GAME 1
Win/Loss
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Indiana | 108.0 | 104.7 | +3.3 |
| Boston | 112.4 | 108.0 | +4.4 |
Season Series
| 06.04.19 | Indiana | Boston | 97 : 117 |
| 30.03.19 | Boston | Indiana | 114 : 112 |
| 10.01.19 | Boston | Indiana | 135 : 108 |
| 04.11.18 | Indiana | Boston | 102 : 101 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Boston | Over | Boston |
| -7.0 | 209.0 | 84-74 |
- Celtics won 6 of their last 8 of the regular season and beat the Pacers twice in that stretch to gain the 4th seed in the East.
- Pacers have been without an elite guard since losing Oladipo in January, going just 8-14 since.
- Gordon Hayward is looking a lot like his old self pre-leg injury and is almost like a new roster inclusion coming into the Playoffs should his confidence and output continue.
- Pacers are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
- Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
- Celtics are 0-8 ATS in their last 8 home games.
- 209.0 was eclipsed in 3 of the games in the regular season, and we’ll take that into tonight despite our liking for Unders in Game 1’s. 209.0 is low enough for us.
OUR PICK = Over 209.0
OKLAHOMA CITY @ PORTLAND
WESTERN CONFERENCE – GAME 1
Win/Loss
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| OKC | 114.5 | 111.1 | +3.4 |
| Portland | 114.7 | 110.5 | +4.2 |
Season Series
| 08.03.19 | Portland | OKC | 121 : 129 (113 : 113) |
| 12.02.19 | OKC | Portland | 120 : 111 |
| 23.01.19 | OKC | Portland | 123 : 114 |
| 05.01.19 | Portland | OKC | 109 : 111 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| OKC | Over | Portland |
| +3.5 | 225.0 | 104-99 |
- Westbrook averaged 29.5 ppg, 10 rpg and 8.8 apg in 4 games against Portland this season, while Lillard averaged 34.8 ppg and 7.8 apg during an intense Season Series which OKC took 4-0.
- Paul George is struggling with right shoulder soreness but has stated that he will play tonight.
- Without Nurkic, Portland will rely on Kanter to combat Steven Adams, his former Thunder teammate.
- Like the +3.5 for the Thunder.
OUR PICK = Oklahoma City +3.5
DETROIT @ MILWAUKEE
EASTERN CONFERENCE – GAME 1
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Detroit | 41 | 41 | 26-15 | 15-26 |
| Milwaukee | 60 | 22 | 33-8 | 27-14 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Detroit | 107.0 | 107.3 | -0.3 |
| Milwaukee | 118.1 | 109.3 | +8.8 |
Season Series
| 30.01.19 | Detroit | Milwaukee | 105 : 115 |
| 02.01.19 | Milwaukee | Detroit | 121 : 98 |
| 18.12.18 | Detroit | Milwaukee | 104 : 107 |
| 06.12.18 | Milwaukee | Detroit | 115 : 92 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Detroit | Over | Milwaukee |
| +12.5 | 218.5 | 121-86 |
- Pistons had to fight until the final day of the regular season, winning their last 2 games to squeeze into the postseason, only to earn themselves a trip to face the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks.
- Blake Griffin sat out 4 of the final 7 games of the regular season with a left knee injury and is questionable tonight.
- Pistons come into this Series without a lot of pressure as heavy underdogs, and a -12.5 line tonight seems a little high.
- Like Overs more, for a small stake.
OUR PICK = Over 218.5
UTAH @ HOUSTON
WESTERN CONFERENCE – GAME 1
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Utah | 50 | 32 | 29-12 | 21-20 |
| Houston | 53 | 29 | 31-10 | 22-19 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Utah | 111.7 | 106.5 | +5.2 |
| Houston | 113.9 | 109.1 | +4.8 |
Season Series
| 03.02.19 | Utah | Houston | 98 : 125 |
| 18.12.18 | Houston | Utah | 102 : 97 |
| 07.12.18 | Utah | Houston | 118 : 91 |
| 25.10.18 | Houston | Utah | 89 : 100 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Utah | Under | Houston |
| +6.0 | 214.0 | 122-90 |
- The 4th-seeded Rockets ousted the Jazz in 5 games in the 2nd round of last season’s playoffs with Harden averaging 28 ppg and 7.4 apg.
- Houston ended the regular season hot with 20 wins in 23 games.
- Jazz rank 2nd defensively and the Rockets rank in the bottom 3rd in tempo, like Unders here in a Game 1.
OUR PICK = Under 214.0
