Boston at New York

The NBA Playoffs get underway, and the first tipoff will be between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks. The Knicks were crushed two years ago in the opening round vs. Boston, losing four games to none, and that will serve as motivation this year to return the favor. The Knicks have goten much better, and deeper, while the Celtics have gotten a lot older and injured. The Knicks took three out of four during the regular season from the C's, and a pair of those were by double-digits late in the season. Boston comes in limping as they lost 11 of their last 16 games, and may keep up for awhile here, but NY is vasty superior this time around. The Knicks own a 10-1 ATS record vs. winning teams coming into this one, and get it done at the Garden. Play on New York.