The Philadelphia 76ers (45-38) travel to TD Garden for Game 2 of the first round series against the Boston Celtics (57-26).
Boston took Game 1 in dominant fashion, winning 123-91. The Celtics went up by 15 points in the first quarter and never looked back. Jaylen Brown led the game in scoring with 26 points, while Jayson Tatum double-doubled with 25 points and 11 rebounds.
Philadelphia was led by Tyrese Maxey's 21 points, while Paul George poured in 17, and VJ Edgecombe scored 13. The 76ers shot 39% from the field and 17% from the three-point line (4/23). Nobody made more than one three-pointer for the 76ers, something that cannot continue for Game 2 in Boston.
Lets take a closer look at tonight’s matchup and take into consideration lineups, injuries, and other factors affecting the line and total.
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The latest odds as of Tuesday courtesy of DraftKings:
Moneyline: Boston Celtics (-850), Philadelphia 76ers (+575)
This game opened Celtics -12.5 with the Total set at 218.5.
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Philadelphia is 24-18 ATS as the road team, ranking second-best
Philadelphia is 21-21 to the Under as the road team
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Moneyline: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Celtics’ Moneyline
Spread: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Celtics -14.5 ATS
Total: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Game Total OVER 217.5
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