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Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics Game 1 Pick – Odds and ATS Predictions

By David Schwab
Date: 30/04/2018 8:30 pm
Location: TD Garden
TV: TNT

Betting Odds



Point Spread: Philadelphia -2.5
Total: 210

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics clash this Monday night at TD Garden in Game 1 of this best-of-seven Atlantic Division matchup in this year’s NBA Conference Semifinals. Game time on TNT is set for 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston Game Overview

Philadelphia’s first playoff series since 2012 went as expected with a 4-1 series victory against the Miami Heat. The high-flying 76ers earned the No. 3 seed in East on the strength of a straight-up 16 game winning streak to close out the regular season. They covered in 11 of those last 14 victories before going 4-1 against the spread in the opening round of the playoffs. The total stayed UNDER in three of Philadelphia’s last four outings.

The return of Joel Embiid to the starting lineup provided the edge the Sixers needed to get past the Heat. He missed the last nine regular-season games with a facial injury, but he was cleared to play in Game 3 of that series and went on to average 18.7 points and 10.3 rebounds over the final three games. JJ Redick was the leading scorer against the Heat with 20.0 points per game, and rookie Ben Simmons led Philly in both rebounds (10.6) and assists (9.0) while averaging 18.2 PPG.

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The Celtics needed the full seven games to get past Milwaukee in their opening round playoff series as the No. 2 seed in the East. This series went chalk SU with the home team winning all seven games and Boston had a 5-2 edge ATS. It beat the Bucks 112-96 in Saturday’s deciding contest as a five-point home favorite and the total went OVER 195.5 points after staying UNDER in the previous two games. The Celtics are now 8-1 both SU and ATS in their last nine home games.

With Kyrie Irving done for the season as Boston’s top scorer, the trio of Al Horford (18.1 points), Jaylen Brown (17.9 points) and Terry Rozier (17.6 points) stepped up their game in the series against the Bucks. Jayson Tatum added 15.4 PPG, and Marcus Morris averaged 13.3 points as part of the Celtics 102.4-point scoring average in that series. More critical was a defensive effort that held Milwaukee to an average of just 93.3 points over the last three games of that series. Boston was ranked second in the NBA this season in points allowed (100.4).

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Philadelphia at Boston Betting Trends

  • The Sixers are 6-1 ATS in their last seven road games, and they have covered in their previous four road games against a team with a straight up winning record at home. The total has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in their last five Monday games.
  • The Celtics have gone 6-2 ATS in their last eight games in the conference semifinal round of the playoffs, but they have failed to cover in five of their last seven games played on Monday. The total has gone OVER in eight of their last nine home games.
  • Head-to-head in this matchup, the road team is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings, and the total stayed UNDER in three of the four meetings this season.

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Philadelphia at Boston Prediction 04/30/2018

The 76ers come into this series healthy and well-rested, but it is still going to be tested right out of the gate as slight road favorites. This is still a very young team playing veteran ball club that knows how to defend its home turf. Boston could be a bit worn down given the length of its first series, but I am going to take the 2.5 points and take the Celtics to cover on Monday night to set the tone in this series opener as the higher seed.

Free Pick: Take Boston +2.5
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