The Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers meet Monday for Game 4 of their best-of-7 Western Conference Finals series, which Boston leads 3-0. Tip-off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse is set for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Celtics vs. Pacers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Boston rallied from an 18-point deficit and escaped with a 114-111 win in Saturday’s Game 3 but failed to cover as a 7-point road favorite. F Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 36 points, 10 boards and 8 dimes. G Jrue Holiday scored 5 of his 14 points in the final 39 seconds, including a 3-point play to give the Celtics their 1st lead since early in the 2nd quarter — Boston trailed by as many as 18 points. Holiday also came up with a big steal with 3.1 seconds left before hitting 2 free throws to complete the scoring.
G Andrew Nembhard led the Pacers with 32 points and 9 assists, while start G Tyrese Haliburton sat out with a hamstring injury — he’s listed as questionable for Monday. Indiana had 4 players eclipse the 20-point mark Saturday, but nobody else on the roster scored more than 4 points.
Celtics at Pacers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:14 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Celtics -275 (bet $275 to win $100) | Pacers +230 (bet $100 to win $230)
- Against the spread (ATS): Celtics -7.5 (-110) | Pacers +7.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 222.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Celtics at Pacers key injuries
Celtics
- G Jrue Holiday (illness) questionable
- C Luke Kornet (wrist) questionable
- C Kristaps Porzingis (leg) out
Pacers
- G Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Celtics at Pacers picks and predictions
Prediction
Celtics 118, Pacers 114
Moneyline
PASS.
Boston (-275) should complete the sweep, especially if Haliburton doesn’t play for Indiana (+230), but the Celtics are far too heavy favorites to risk betting on at the -275 price. Bet on the spread and/or total instead.
Against the spread
LEAN PACERS +7.5 (-110).
Indiana has covered the spread in 2 of the 3 Games this series and is 4-1 in its last 5 overall vs. Boston. The Pacers are also 3-0 ATS in their last 3 home Games, while the Celtics are 0-2 ATS their its last 2 road Games.
This is only a lean because the Health of Haliburton is still in question. If he doesn’t play, don’t expect the Pacers to keep this one close and don’t expect Nembhard to have as good of a Game as he did Saturday to keep them in this one.
Over/Under
BET OVER 222.5 (-110).
The Over has hit in 5 consecutive games for both Indiana and Boston and is 7-3 in each team’s last 10 games. The Over has also hit in all 3 games of this series and is 7-3 in the last 10 Indiana-Boston matchups.
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