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The Indiana Pacers came oh-so close to beating top-seeded Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night. Is tonight the night for the Pacers? Once again, the Celtics are a heavy favorite. Boston is a 9-point chalk against the Pacers, who have not lost a game at home this playoff season. Indiana would love nothing more than to steal Game 2 tonight and head back to Indy with the series knotted at 1-1
The Pacers held a 117-114 lead with just 10 seconds remaining in Game 1. Andrew Nembhard’s inbounds pass went off the fingertips of Pascal Siakam, giving Boston the ball. The Celtics took advantage and Jaylen Brown, who scored 26 points, hit the game-tying three-pointer that sent the Pacers and Celtics to overtime.
In the overtime, the Pacers committed a few more costly turnovers and lost 133-128. For the game, the Pacers committed 21 turnovers and those led to several Celtics points. If Indiana is able to clean up its game tonight, it’s possible the Pacers could pull the upset. At the very least, the Pacers could cover the 9-point spread. The Pacers are 4-1 ATS in their last five games and 4-1 ATS in their last five against Boston.
Pacers-Celtics – ScoresAndStats Experts Weigh In
Want to know how to pick tonight’s Pacers-Celtics game? How about the experts at ScoresAndStats lend a hand. The top cappers in the business operate right here and are available each and every day with free picks, service plays, and more.
Yesterday Uncle Sal Lombardi picked up the W landing in the top spot on the leaderboard. We called in a sniper to give us the best NBA picks and Sniper Wes took care of business last night with a perfect day and a winning NBA prediction.
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Now, let’s check out how our cappers did yesterday.
- Sal’s place: It’s like the neighborhood bar, only it’s for sports bettors. You go to Sal’s Place, you get some picks, and you $440. Uncle Sal hit 12 of his 20 picks yesterday and earned a nice profit. He’s our top MLB capper over the last seven days and he’s up $617 for the last three days.
- Sniper!!!: Sniper Wes is relatively new to ScoresAndStats, but he’s an experienced capper who fired three shots yesterday. He nailed them all and cashed out $300! The Sniper does have a pick on the Pacers-Celtics game tonight. Check it out in the members’ area.
- Software solutions: Seth Cohen isn’t the only software guy turned capper amongst our experts. Evan Lewis is another and he used his computing ability to generate three wins in three picks. He added $300 to his bankroll, which is slowly growing.
- Big dog: Kyle Buchman hit on a big dog last night. He had the Angels to beat the Astros at +170. BOOM! He nailed that plus the Over 206.5 on last night’s NBA playoff game.
- #1 NHL guy: Randall Dickelman served up four wins in his five picks yesterday. He hit the Under in the Panthers-Rangers game and is now our No. 1 hockey handicapper over the last seven days.
Wins & Losses – What’s Trending
If you’re the Dallas Mavericks, you’re feeling good today. If you’re the Indiana Fever…not so much. Rafael Nadal probably isn’t all that giddy and J.B. Bickerstaff…well, he’s nowhere near good today.
Let’s see what’s trending in the sports world.
- Clark, Fever lose again: The Indiana Fever lost to Seattle last night 85-83 to drop to 0-5 on the season. Caitlin Clark had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assist last night in what was her best game of the season. The Fever play tomorrow night in Los Angeles.
- Mavs win: Kyrie Irving hit early and Luka Doncic came in late to help the Dallas Mavericks beat Minnesota 108-105 in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. Game 2 is tomorrow night in Minnesota.
- Nadal’s final run: This will be Rafael Nadal’s last French Open. He’s won the event 14 times, more than anyone else. To win it this year, he’ll have to get past No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev in Round 1. Yikes!
- You’re fired!: J.B. Bickerstaff is no longer the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Amid the Cavs’ exit from the playoffs, Bickerstaff was let go after five seasons with the franchise.
Pacers-Celtics Game 2 Tops Thursday Schedule
Indiana will play at Boston tonight in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Pacers are a 9-point underdog after letting one slip away in Game 1.
Major League Baseball has a light card tonight. The WNBA is in action tonight and you can catch Edmonton and Dallas in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in the NHL.
Here’s today’s schedule.
- Game 1: Edmonton travels to Dallas to play the Stars in Game 1 of their conference finals series. Dallas is a -135 favorite for tonight.
- Three games: There are three games in the WNBA tonight. Indiana played last night and is off tonight. Minnesota is at Connecticut and Chicago is in New York. Both of those games are at 7 p.m. Washington is at Phoenix in the late game tonight at 10:00 p.m.
- Can Pacers win one?: Indiana is at Boston tonight. As mentioned, the Celtics are a 9-point favorite over the Pacers and can take a 2-0 lead in the series with a home victory tonight.
- 8 MLB games: It’s Paul Skenes day and all eyes will be on the Pirates rookie as he pitches against San Francisco this afternoon. It’s one of eight MLB games on the schedule today.
- World soccer: One Serie A match in Italy tops the soccer schedule today. There are a number of matches in the Saudi Pro League and Copa do Brasil.
- Charles Schwab Challenge: This PGA event starts today at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Scottie Scheffler, world No. 1 and winner of four of his last six starts, is the overwhelming favorite to win the event at +300.
- French Open: The qualifying finals are today in both men’s and women’s play at Roland Garros in Paris.
