Can the Pacers beat the Celtics at home?
CLOSE On Thursday night the Sixers, Spurs and Warriors took commanding 2-1 series leads in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. USA TODAYIn today’s SportsbookWire Best Bets series, we focus on Friday’s NBA playoff action, which is a three-game slate. Full breakdowns on each matchup can be found at SportsbookWire.USATODAY.com.Moneyline: The Raptors are -185 favorites as they take to the road following a convincing win in Game 2. The conference’s second seed will go where Kyle Lowry leads.
Against the spread: The outright win pays much better than just the -110 odds for Boston to cover a spread of +3. Against the spread: The Thunder is being spotted -7.5 points in its first home game. If you’re not willing to pick the Trail Blazers for the outright win, at least take them to cover at -110 odds.
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