285-219
Boston -7
Over 222.5
Pending: Celtics win Eastern Conference +125
Thoughts:
In my opinion the Pacers are in a bad spot and I'm not looking to back them. They came off a game 7 series win in MSG and then played 2 more games on the road where they lost. That's 3 tough road games in a row. The first game of the series they should have won and played an emotional OT loss. The next game the coach pulls the starters and some backups with a little under 9:00 and down only 13 (dumb). Game 3 was do or die and giving everything you have just to blow an 18-point lead and get outscored by 13 points in the 4th quarter. How do you come back from that? I'm not buying into the Pacers trends regular season off a loss here because this feels like a classic letdown situation. This year I've been profitable backing a team when the star player is out, but then fading that team the next game. I keep saying this, but the Pacers defense can NEVER be trusted. Boston should be motivated to complete the series and end it here.
I wanted to find a reason to back the under here but why? If the Pacers have any chance they have to go as up-tempo as possible. They've shot 50% or better in 4 straight games! Without Porzingis, the Pacers have done well at the rim and should shoot better than 23% from three. Indiana just can't play defense and Boston is #2 at ppg. Will there be 7 straight OVERs in the conference finals?
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