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Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers predictions, picks and best bets


The Boston Celtics look to close out their sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Sunday. Tip-off at Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be shortly after 1 p.m. Eastern.

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Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers: By the Numbers

  • Each of the first three games has been within 10 points. The Celtics were the first team to top 100 points in a game when they had 104 in Game 3.
  • Celtics PG Kyrie Irving leads the series with 25.3 points per game. SG Bojan Bogdanovic leads the Pacers with 16.7 and only two other players are averaging double-digit points.

  • Boston is averaging 10 more rebounds per game in the series than Indiana.
  • The Pacers are shooting just .648 from the free-throw line and .398 from field-goal range. The Celtics are shooting .400 from 3-point range.

Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers: Key Injuries

Marcus Smart and Victor Oladipo remain out for the Celtics and Pacers, respectively.

Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers: Best Bet

Moneyline: The first three games of the series have been much closer than Boston's 3-0 series lead initially indicates. The Pacers can steal one at home and should be backed at +120.

Against the spread: The Pacers are -110 on a spread of +2.5. Take the moneyline instead for the outright win.

Over/under: Game 3 was the first of the series to hit 200 points as it landed right on the number. Take the UNDER on 204 for Game 4 with -110 odds.

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