Sunday NBA Opening Odds
(The Spread) – The highly anticipated NBA Playoffs series between the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics starts today with a 7:05PM EST tipoff, one of four Game 1’s on the docket.
Boston enters the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference and posted a regular season record of 56-26. New York is the sixth seed and had a record of 42-40. According to oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com, the Celtics are 6-point favorites in the game and the over-under is 197.
The two squads squared off in the regular season finale with the Celtics recording a 112-102 home victory. According to the latest NBA trends, Boston is 6-6 against the spread versus New York over the last three seasons. The Celtics are 10-2 straight up against New York over the last three seasons.
Paul Pierce averaged 18.9 points per game and 5.4 rebounds to lead Boston during the season, while New York’s Carmelo Anthony averaged 26.3 points and 6.7 rebounds in 27 games after his acquisition from the New York Knicks.
Starting the day off at 1:05PM EST will be the Memphis Grizzlies at the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs, the top seed in the Western Conference, are a 6-point favorite and the over-under is 194. The New Orleans Hornets are at the Los Angeles Lakers at 3:35PM EST. The Lakers are a 10-point favorite, while the over-under is 182.5.
Wrapping up the day of action is the Denver Nuggets at the Oklahoma City Thunder. Oklahoma City is a 5.5-point favorite, while the over-under rests at 199.5. According to the latest public betting information, 60% of all bets have been placed on the Thunder thus far.
Sunday NBA Opening Point Spread Odds & Over/Under Totals
709 Memphis Grizzlies +6 (194)
710 San Antonio Spurs -6
711 New Orleans Hornets +10 (182.5)
712 Los Angeles Lakers -10
713 New York Knicks +6 (197)
714 Boston Celtics -6
715 Denver Nuggets +5.5 (199.5)
716 Oklahoma City Thunder -5.5
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