As we so often see in the NBA Playoffs, it's time for the home team to bounce back from a road loss following Philadelphia's 116-115 home court victory on Sunday. James Harden scored 42 points, including the eventual game-winning 3-pointer with 19 seconds left in overtime after Boston had erased a 16-point deficit. The total would have stayed UNDER had it ended in regulation time, and the UNDER is 12-5 in the 76ers' past 17 games playing with one day of rest. Four of the past seven meetings have stayed UNDER and the Celtics are 14-6 UNDER their past 20 conference semifinal games. Boston has covered nine of 12 at home and 10 of 14 overall and the Celtics are 7-2 ATS with one day of rest. More importantly, Boston is 6-0 ATS following a loss and 7-0 ATS after an ATS loss. Take the Celtics as a Max Play, and play the full game to stay UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on May 09, 2024 at 12:35PM ET.
NBA
Philadelphia at Boston
May 9, 2023
10:00 PM Eastern
2 units on Boston -7 (-110) (risk 2 to return 3.82)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 214 -110 (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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