Celtics vs Pacers Odds & Predictions for Game 4

It isn’t often that a team in any sport starts the season as the prohibitive favorite and basically rolls all the way to a championship.

As it stands at the moment, it looks as though the Boston Celtics are on track to do just that.

My Analysis, Odds & Predictions

We will get to that soon enough, but before we do, we need to take a closer look at the Eastern Conference Final to see if there is anything to suggest that the Indiana Pacers can make things interesting. Even if they can’t and Boston moves on to the NBA Finals, they still need to get past the Western Conference winner, but that is a conversation for another day. For now, let’s focus on what could be a series deciding Game 4 in the East. The Celtics are favored by 6 ½, with the point total set at 222 ½.

Boston Celtics Odds -280

To this point in the playoffs, the Boston Celtics have not really had to break too much of a sweat. The biggest surprise thus far is that the 2 games they have lost during their playoff run have come on home court. We say this is surprising because they lost just 4 times at the Garden during the regular season. Still, both series have proven to be pretty straightforward, with Boston beating both the Heat and the Cavaliers in 5 games. They might be about to go one better, though, as they head into game 4 against the Pacers with a 3-0 lead. It has not been totally smooth sailing in this round. The Celtics needed a late 3-pointer and OT to win Game 1 and won Game 3 on the road by just 3 points. Boston took 3 of 5 from Indiana in the regular season. They are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 versus Indiana, as well as 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games against the Pacers. The OVER has hit in 8 of their last 10 versus the Pacers.

Indiana Pacers Odds +235

When a team enters the NBA playoffs as the #6 seed, we don’t expect to see them stick around very long. The Pacers have bucked the trend, though, and have made an impressive run all the way to the Eastern Conference Final, but sitting at 0-3, they might see their dream run come to an end sooner rather than later. They eased past a hobbled Milwaukee Bucks in Round 1, which was not a huge surprise, but taking out the Knicks in 7 games was a surprise. They have been close in 2 of the 3 games against the Celtics in this round, so can they keep the series alive on Monday night? The Pacers have been very good at home, winning 11 of the last 12, although their lone loss came in game 3. Theyn have covered in 4 of their last 5 and are 5-2 ATS at home in their last 7 games in May. Each of their last 5 meetings with Boston has gone OVER.

Celtics vs Pacers Betting Prediction

I don’t see the Celtics letting the opportunity to close things out pass, which is why I like them to win, although the Pacers might well do enough to cover. The wager that I really like here is the OVER.

Boston Celtics 118, Indiana Pacers 114

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