*Original betting lines and lineups taken game morning, adjust accordingly.
NBA Playoff Tips
Boston @ Washington
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS – GAME 3
BOSTON LEAD 2-0
Picks against the spread
| Spread Pick | O/U Points | Result |
| Washington | Over | Washington |
| -5.5 | 218.5 | 116-89 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | HOME | ROAD |
| Boston | 30-11 | 23-18 |
| Washington | 30-11 | 19-22 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Boston | 108.0 | 105.4 | -0.2 |
| Washington | 109.2 | 107.4 | +3.2 |
SERIES
| GAME 2 | Celtics | Wizards | 129 : 119 (114 : 114) |
| GAME 1 | Celtics | Wizards | 123 : 111 |
| 21.03.17 | Celtics | Wizards | 110 : 102 |
| 25.01.17 | Wizards | Celtics | 123 : 108 |
| 12.01.17 | Celtics | Wizards | 117 : 108 |
| 10.11.16 | Wizards | Celtics | 118 : 93 |
The Trends-
- Boston are 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
- Total Points Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Washington were in a good spot early on in Game 2, similar to in Game 1, however a late push from the Celtics in the 4th drew overtime, and the rest is history.
Oh yeah, and Isaiah Thomas dropped 53 (29 in the 4th including overtime) on his recently deceased little sisters birthday. Respect.
“What else is there to say?” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said of his team’s leading man. “You know, there’s a point today when he was not feeling good at all, and was having a tough day, and I thought he was going to really have to gut this one out. And he not only guts it out, he ends up with (53). Pretty impressive.”
With Boston taking the first 2 on home court, the pressure now lies with the Wizards to do the same in DC. Wall himself finished with 43 in Game 2, and if it weren’t for a missed floater from Bradley Beal at the buzzer we’d be 1-1 in the series.
Washington won both home regular-season games against Boston, and we’ll be riding that here, but not willing to take the line of -5.5. The overs is our bet again (our gravy train of late).
Picks –
The Best Pick – Total Points Over 218.5
Feeling Lucky – Washington 1-10 @2.39
Utah @ Golden State
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS – GAME 2
GOLDEN STATE LEADS 1-0
Picks against the spread
| Spread Pick | O/U Points | Result |
| Utah | Under | Golden State |
| +13.0 | 204.5 | 115-104 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | HOME | ROAD |
| Golden State | 36-5 | 31-10 |
| Utah | 29-12 | 22-19 |
Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Warriors | 115.9 | 104.3 | +11.6 |
| Jazz | 100.7 | 96.8 | +3.2 |
SERIES
| GAME 1 | Warriors | Jazz | 106 : 94 |
| 11.04.17 | Warriors | Jazz | 99 : 105 |
| 21.12.16 | Warriors | Jazz | 104 : 74 |
| 09.12.16 | Jazz | Warriors | 99 : 106 |
The Trends-
- Total Points Under is 24-7-2 in the last 33 meetings.
- Utah are 2-6 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Golden State.
- Total Points Under is 18-7-1 in the last 26 meetings in Golden State.
The Warriors took Game 1 by 12 points, and a line of +13.0 for the Jazz is pretty tempting here, despite what COULD happen if Splash City reaches a peak.
Hayward (averaging 23.7 in the Clippers series) was just 4 of 15 and totaled 12 points in the loss, and if they are a chance of stealing a couple in this series they will need 20+ from the great white hope.
Golden State was just 7 of 29 (24.1 percent) from 3 in the opener, and with that we take the Jazz +13.0, with the Utah hopefully hitting a better % from the field.
Warriors win under the -13.0 line.
Picks –
Best Pick: Total Points Under 204.5
Feeling Lucky Pick – Golden State 1-10 @ 3.12
