Celtics-Sixers, now Boston must react: prediction and odds for game-2

Surprises are a bit the trademark of these NBA playoffs. And even the Celtics-Sixers started like this: few would have expected Philadelphia’s victory at the TD Garden without Embiid. As not mentioned: James Harden’s monstrous performance (45 points and 6 assists), with a triple overtaking a few seconds from the end and 1-0 Sixers. Game 2 is played between Wednesday and Thursday: Boston is called to react, but Embiid — fresh MVP — could return to the parquet.

Celtics-Sixers, the prediction

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“Embiid’s absence has influenced our defensive intensity”, the words of Al Horford in the post-game 1: Boston knows that to put things right it must return, defensively, to that of the past playoffs. And this regardless of the presence or absence of Embiid. The prediction of game-2 therefore concerns a statement by the Celtics: considering the very low odds on a simple victory, you can opt for a victory with a margin of more than 10 points, quoted at 1.88 on Novibet and 1.96 on Netbet and DaznBet .

Celtics-Sixers, the odds

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As mentioned, however, on the blackboards of the main betting sites, the odds on winning race-2 are really unbalanced. The Celtics’ victory starts from 1.18 of Betway and does not go beyond 1.21 of Planetwin365, with many operators in the middle who remain at 1.20. Philadelphia’s victory, which would mean an unpredictable 2-0 in the series, is instead worth up to 5.00 on bet365, starting from a minimum odd of 4.33 on Betfair, which progressively rises on the other boards. As for the score, after the Over 234.5 narrowly missed in game 1 (finished 115-119), this same play is worth 6.80 on Sisal, proving that a defensive change of gear is expected from the hosts. More reasonable to bet on Over 216.5, 1.85 on Netbet and Sportbet and 1.89 on Sisal.

The protagonists

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Moving on to the players, after 45 points in game 1, we can bet on another positive offensive performance by James Harden: Barba’s Over 24.5 points is worth 1.87 over Snai and Novibet. 39, however, the points recorded by Tatum in the opening match: for him the fixed threshold is higher (29.5) with the Over worth 1.80 on Snai and 1.87 on Novibet.