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My book just put out the prices at Bulls -275 , Celtics +230 . 

I am just curious as to what other people think about the Celtics odds to win.

Watching the first two games of the series has hardly felt like a 1 vs 8 matchup. People don't seem to be too shocked that the Celtics are probably not advancing, but it just is crazy to me how little fight they have shown. 

Of course we must take Isaiah Thomas into consideration, and what must be going through his mind right now (outside of basketball). It may be that he is ready to get to the offseason and spend time with his family. 

But at the same time I would expect a little fight from the C's.

Really haven't seen much as to why I think the Celtics should win the series, but at +230 I am really tempted to take a shot. 

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Picking Celtics to win the series is like throwing your money away.....i don't see it happening......
 
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Boston is done!!
 
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I would not touch that series line if it was Boston + double that! Not saying Boston has no chance but from my perspective chances are very slim Boston wins this series! 

 
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if you feel frisky wait until they are on the brink of elimination. BOL
Sip on that plus money honey!
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Digitalkarma:

if you feel frisky wait until they are on the brink of elimination. BOL
I don't think Boston will ever go down 3-0 and still win series!!! What are chances of that! If you still like Boston, now probably is best time to buy them...
 
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I wouldn't touch it. They're getting bullied by size and experience. They look like a high school team on the glass. They can't get a stop to save their lives. They're a good road team but last night was a beatdown and they had no answers, I don't see that changing
 
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I don't know at what price but it's not +230. If it were around or over +300, then maybe.
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Quote Originally Posted by GBpack12:

I wouldn't touch it. They're getting bullied by size and experience. They look like a high school team on the glass. They can't get a stop to save their lives. They're a good road team but last night was a beatdown and they had no answers, I don't see that changing

Their best chance was last night and if they couldn't emotionally get motivated to win the game let alone stay in the game then their moral has been and will be all busted up by the time they leave Chicago and as GBpack has stated and I agree is I also don't see anything changing and a complete collapse by the bulls is highly doubtful.

 
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Bulls at -300 looks like a much better bet IMO.  Teams up 2-0 in playoffs have historically won the series ~93-94% of the time.  Why would you bet on the 6-7% chance?

Also, like the above poster mentioned the Celtics are losing on the glass....that can be very tough to fix.
 
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Indiana has a better chance down 2-0 than the celtics do coming back.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by CalBear2009:

Bulls at -300 looks like a much better bet IMO.  Teams up 2-0 in playoffs have historically won the series ~93-94% of the time.  Why would you bet on the 6-7% chance?

Also, like the above poster mentioned the Celtics are losing on the glass....that can be very tough to fix.

They had the stat for teams that lost the first two at home - was 3-20, which puts the Bulls at 87%
 
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If u like the Celtics to win the series... your best bet would be to take them game 3 even $$.   That's the best bet out there. 
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I don't currently have a price on my book.
But for everybody here who thought Boston was toast, do you think that they still won't win the series?

Or did losing Rondo really change that much?
 
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Considering the bulls were close to winning this one if Lopez didn't get that stupid technical and crowder got called for the holding foul, I think the bulls could actually win the series with Rondo back.  
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by CheebaChez:

I don't currently have a price on my book.
But for everybody here who thought Boston was toast, do you think that they still won't win the series?

Or did losing Rondo really change that much?

Total series changer....his game over the past month started looking almost as good as his early Boston days....this injury gave Celtics the series....
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