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WE'RE heating up with our NBA plays after going 10-3 in our last 13 best bets.
Here's our picks for the action ahead: Indiana Pacers @...
Indiana Pacers @ Boston Celtics
Both these teams have looked like the best versions of themselves in recent weeks, giving us a very intriguing match up here.
The Celtics will be without Jaylen Brown after that horrific fall in Minnesota, meaning Marcus Smart will likely move into the starting line up.
Smart’s inconsistent shooting is certainly overlooked thanks to his lockdown defending and he will certainly make life difficult for Pacers star Victor Oladipo throughout.
Brad Stevens has had to shuffle his pack plenty of times this season and every time they’ve been forced into a new line up we’ve seen the team struggle to replicate its best offensive showings as a result.
Pacers coach Nate McMillan has certainly seen the best and worst of his sides offence recently, with the team scoring at an efficient rate but struggling to put teams to bed as a result of their slow play.
Indiana have scored over 100 points just once in their last four games and that came against the East’s bottom team last time out. Their last meeting in Boston saw both sides struggle for large parts of the game before the Pacers ran out 97-91 winners.
Both teams contain very strong defensive second units and they should spend most of the night cancelling each other out and getting stops throughout.
The Pacers have seen eight of their last nine games stay Under the points total, which is a clear reflection of the type of offence they’re running at the moment. The team limit the number of fast break opportunities they give up and their strong perimeter defence is also key to containing teams.
The Unders has cashed in four of the last five played between these sides in Boston and we have a strong lean on that trend continuing here. Our projections are giving us a combined 198.9 points making the Unders a strong play as a result.
Tip: Under 208.5 points @ $1.92 (Sportsbet)
WE'RE heating up with our NBA plays after going 10-3 in our last 13 best bets.
Here's our picks for the action ahead: Indiana Pacers @...
Indiana Pacers @ Boston Celtics
Both these teams have looked like the best versions of themselves in recent weeks, giving us a very intriguing match up here.
The Celtics will be without Jaylen Brown after that horrific fall in Minnesota, meaning Marcus Smart will likely move into the starting line up.
Smart’s inconsistent shooting is certainly overlooked thanks to his lockdown defending and he will certainly make life difficult for Pacers star Victor Oladipo throughout.
Brad Stevens has had to shuffle his pack plenty of times this season and every time they’ve been forced into a new line up we’ve seen the team struggle to replicate its best offensive showings as a result.
Pacers coach Nate McMillan has certainly seen the best and worst of his sides offence recently, with the team scoring at an efficient rate but struggling to put teams to bed as a result of their slow play.
Indiana have scored over 100 points just once in their last four games and that came against the East’s bottom team last time out. Their last meeting in Boston saw both sides struggle for large parts of the game before the Pacers ran out 97-91 winners.
Both teams contain very strong defensive second units and they should spend most of the night cancelling each other out and getting stops throughout.
The Pacers have seen eight of their last nine games stay Under the points total, which is a clear reflection of the type of offence they’re running at the moment. The team limit the number of fast break opportunities they give up and their strong perimeter defence is also key to containing teams.
The Unders has cashed in four of the last five played between these sides in Boston and we have a strong lean on that trend continuing here. Our projections are giving us a combined 198.9 points making the Unders a strong play as a result.
Tip: Under 208.5 points @ $1.92 (Sportsbet)
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