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Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers predictions, picks and best bets

Esten McLaren
Sportsbook Wire

Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals between the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers gets underway at 8:30 p.m. Eastern at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Friday. The Celtics hold a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.

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Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers: By the Numbers

  • Celtics PG Kyrie Irving leads the series and ranks sixth in the postseason while averaging 28.5 points per game. He's added seven assists and 5.5 total rebounds.
  • Both teams have just four players averaging double-digit points. SG Bojan Bogdanovic leads the Pacers at 17.5 PPG.

  • Boston's shooting .422 from the field as a team with Indiana trailing well behind at .388 efficiency. The Pacers have shot a dismal .581 from the charity stripe.
  • Irving leads all players in the postseason with 0.6 win shares, while he and C Al Horford share the lead with 0.3 defensive shares.

Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers: Key Injuries

There are no injury updates for either team, meaning Celtics SG Marcus Smart and Pacers SG Victor Oladipo remain out of their respective lineups.

Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers: Best Bet

Moneyline: The Celtics are +130 underdogs on the road with their 2-0 series lead. The Pacers led most of the way throughout Game 2 before Boston's 31-point fourth quarter. Count on the Celtics to squeak out another victory at plus money for the first time in the series.

Against the spread: The outright win pays much better than just the -110 odds for Boston to cover a spread of +3.

Over/under: The total is down to just 203.5 after Games 1 and 2 both played to their UNDERs. Take the lower number again at -110.

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