NBA Playoffs best bets and prop predictions: Blazers homecourt edge

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers have fired on all cylinders at home this season.

Monique Vág - Betting Analyst at Covers.com
Monique Vág • Betting Analyst
May 3, 2019 • 05:01 ET

We've got a pair of deadlocked series' in the NBA playoffs tonight, with the Blazers looking to continue their dominance at home while the Bucks face Boston in a rare spot as an underdog. We bring you the top betting notes in the NBA so you can beat the odds. **video

MILWAUKEE BUCKS AT BOSTON CELTICS

Spread: Boston Celtics -2
Over/Under:  219.5 points
Start Time: 8:00 p.m. ET, TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Both teams produced blowout victories with the Celtics dominating Game 1 by a score of 112-90 and the Bucks evening up the series 123-102 in the second game.

Boston’s Jaylen Brown has been shooting the ball well this postseason scoring 15 or more points in three of his last four games. He has also had big shooting nights from beyond the arc this postseason, hitting three or more made 3-point shots in two games. Look for his success to continue from the floor and back Over his points total of 13.5.

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DENVER NUGGETS AT PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

Spread: Portland Trail Blazers -4
Over/Under:  215.5 points
Start Time: 10:30 pm. ET, Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

Game 2 in this series produced a very low-scoring 97-90 victory for the Trail Blazers, giving them a split in the opening two games on the road. This is a huge victory for Portland, which has been dominant on it own court with a 35-9 record and has struggled at times on the road.

The Blazers are averaging the third-highest first-half points per game on their home court at 60.2 per game. Over their last three head-to-head matchups with the Nuggets, they've averaged 55 points per outing. With the return home and the Blazers shooting the ball just shy of 48 percent on their own court, look for their success to continue especially early on and back Portland’s first-half team total Over 55.5.

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