It’s night 4 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 Parlay
Parlay
- Washington @ Toronto – Over 213.5 – WIN
- Milwaukee @ Boston – Over 197.5 – WIN
Tonight’s NBA Playoff Picks
Washington @ Toronto
- Eastern Conference – Game 2
- Toronto Lead Series 1-0
H2H Trends –
Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Toronto.
Washington are 3-7 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
Season Series
| GAME 1 | Toronto | Washington | 114 : 106 |
| 03.03.18 | Washington | Toronto | 95 : 102 |
| 02.02.18 | Washington | Toronto | 122 : 119 |
| 20.11.17 | Toronto | Washington | 100 : 91 |
| 06.11.17 | Toronto | Washington | 96 : 107 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | AWAY |
| Toronto | 59 | 23 | 34-7 | 25-16 |
| Washington | 43 | 39 | 23-18 | 20-21 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Toronto | 111.7 | 103.9 | +7.8 |
| Washington | 106.6 | 106.0 | +0.6 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Washington | Over | Toronto |
| +7.0 | 213.5 | 130-119 |
The Raptors continue to battle against expectation rather than their opponents. Both were neck and neck going into the fourth in Game 1 and it took some brilliance from the bench to get some space.
Wall, Beal and Morris had solid outings in Game 1 but were unable to hold the Raptors down with 6 players in double figures and above 50% three point shooting.
Washington will need to put up a big score to split the series as they don’t have much on the defensive end.
Best Bet = Over 213.5
Milwaukee @ Boston
- Eastern Conference – Game 2
- Boston Lead Series 1-0
H2H Trends –
Milwaukee are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
Over is 9-1-1 in the last 11 meetings in Boston.
Over is 8-2-1 in the last 11 meetings.
Season Series –
| GAME 1 | Boston | Milwaukee | 113 : 107 (99 : 99) |
| 04.04.18 | Milwaukee | Boston | 106 : 102 |
| 05.12.17 | Boston | Milwaukee | 111 : 100 |
| 27.10.17 | Milwaukee | Boston | 89 : 96 |
| 19.10.17 | Boston | Milwaukee | 100 : 108 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | AWAY |
| Boston | 55 | 27 | 27-14 | 28-13 |
| Milwaukee | 44 | 38 | 25-16 | 19-22 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Boston | 104.0 | 100.4 | +3.6 |
| Milwaukee | 106.5 | 106.8 | -0.3 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Boston | Over | Boston |
| -1.5 | 197.5 | 120-106 |
The Bucks were so close to causing an upset while sending the game into Overtime. Giannis and Middleton did their part but couldn’t get much out of any player. Bledsoe basically was a traffic cone on both ends.
Boston are hanging on by a thread and it will be a massive achievement to move to a 2-0 lead considering the personal on the sidelines.
If you aren’t confident in a Milwaukee upset, take the over.
Best Bet = Over 197.5
New Orleans @ Portland
- Western Conference – Game 2
- New Orleans Lead Series 1-0
H2H Trends –
Under is 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings in Portland.
New Orleans are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Under is 11-5-1 in the last 17 meetings.
Season Series –
| GAME 1 | Portland | New Orleans | 95 : 97 |
| 28.03.18 | New Orleans | Portland | 103 : 107 |
| 13.01.18 | New Orleans | Portland | 119 : 113 |
| 03.12.17 | Portland | New Orleans | 116 : 123 |
| 25.10.17 | Portland | New Orleans | 103 : 93 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | AWAY |
| Portland | 49 | 33 | 28-13 | 21-20 |
| New Orleans | 48 | 34 | 24-17 | 24-17 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Portland | 105.6 | 103.0 | +2.6 |
| New Orleans | 111.7 | 110.4 | +1.3 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Portland | Under | New Orleans |
| -6.0 | 214.0 | 111-102 |
The Pelicans got what they came for with a road win in Game 1 which usually points to a more spirited performance from the home team in Game 2 or else it could be curtains.
Lillard moved into MVP status later in the season but produced a dud in Game 1 shooting 6-23. Anything better than that in Game 2 will improve the Blazers chances.
Best Bet = Portland WIN
