Nets (lead series, 2-0)
— Harden is injured, won’t play in this game- he played 1:00 in Game 1.
— Brooklyn won/covered 11 of its last 12 games.
— Nets scored 125.5 ppg in last six games.
— Under is 3-0 in last three Brooklyn games.
— Nets were 36-82 on arc, 14-16 on foul line in Games 1-2.
— Brooklyn won Game 2 by 39.
Bucks
— Does Milwaukee want to compete? Big question here.
— Bucks are 7-5-1 ATS in last 13 road games.
Under is 6-4 in last ten Milwaukee games.
— Bucks are 4-8-1 ATS in game following their last 13 losses.
— Milwaukee’s bench shot a combined 17-46 in Games 1-2.
— Whatever their best effort is, Bucks figure to give it here.
— Nets won four of last six series games.
— Brooklyn is 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Milwaukee.
— Under is 4-0 in last four series games.
Clippers are 5-2-1 ATS in last eight road games.
— Under is 13-6-1 in last 20 Clipper games.
— Paul George was 4-17 from floor in Game 1.
Jazz (Utah leads 1-0)
— Mitchell scored 45 points in Game 1.
— Utah won 12 of its last 15 games SU.
— Jazz is 5-8-1 ATS in its last 14 home games.
— PG Conley had an injury at end of Memphis series (check status)
— Over is 10-3 in last 13 Utah games.
— Jazz haven’t gotten past this round of playoffs since 2007.
— Jazz won eight of last 11 series games.
— Clippers are 1-3-1 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
— Under is 4-2-1 in last seven series games.
Despite getting pummeled by an average of 23 points across the first two matchups of this series, the Bucks head back to Milwaukee for Game 3 as a four-point favorite over the Nets – as Vegas currently seems to be leaning towards a bounce-back effort at home from Deer.
I’ll take the points with Brooklyn here though – as Holiday and Middleton have been ice-cold in this series, and even solid performances from them in Game 3 still might not be enough to outshoot the Nets. Nets 119-111 +3.5 / By M.Crosson
The Jazz found a way to rally back in Game 1 without the services of veteran guard Mike Conley, whose status is up in the air for Game 2 with a lingering hamstring injury.
Utah can't get off to a worse start than it did in the series opener, but still managed to grab the victory. The Jazz should shoot the ball better in Game 2 and pick up the home win for a 2-0 series lead heading west. Utah 115-109 -3 / By K.Rogers
The Clippers are 8-21-1 against the spread in their last 30 games in Utah and are 1-4 against the number in their last five games versus the Jazz. They’re also winless against the spread in their last four conference semifinals games, while the Jazz are a perfect 5-0 against the spread in their last five games overall. They’re also 26-12 against the number in their last 38 home games and are 6-2 against the spread in their last eight games as a home favorite.
Utah -3 /A.Rome
@RLeith35
Bucks are playing at home
Although I played the Jazz in Game 1, they are fortunate to be up 1-0 right now. It took 45 points from Donovan Mitchell, foul trouble from Kawhi Leonard and Reggie Jackson and a struggling performance from Paul George to just to win by three.
Many people can flip that around and say that the Jazz won’t miss 20 consecutive shots again, but I think over the course of the game that these are two equally matched teams — one just ran out of gas after a grueling seven-game series.
With a few adjustments by their defense on Mitchell and a better game from George and the role players in the second half, the Clippers should find themselves back in this series. The Jazz still don’t have any answers for George and Leonard on the wings, so I’ll back the Clippers to tie this series up. Take the Clippers +3.
Pick: Los Angeles Clippers +3 (-110) / By R.Palmer
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