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Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic will sit game 2 of the 2020 NBA Finals, in response to a shoulder strain and plantar tear, respectively...

The broad history of how NBA Finals series open says get down with the King. However, the absence of travel in the NBA Bubble might sap...

Despite a 3-1 deficit in the series, our computer simulation work calls for the Boston Celtics to earn the cover as 3-point favorites...

The winds of history seem to be blowing strongly ahead of tonight's Western Conference Finals game 4 match-up between the Nuggets and...

Just as opening games of NBA Conference Finals have exhibited the decided tendency for the underdog to cover, game three too has shown a...

The Heat and Celtics both represent top-ten NBA defenses, each allowing at least four points fewer per 100 possessions in the playoffs...

Our favorite bet for the game that decides which of these two teams advances to the Conference Finals is UNDER 208.5.

Our computer simulation models favor the Heat +1.5 to cover the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals. Consistent with this...

We deem it unlikely that Toronto can sustain the level of offense on display Wednesday. Accordingly, we are backing the Boston Celtics ML -1

The first round of the NBA Playoffs have been kind to UNDER backers historically. Per the Bet Labs database, since 2005 the UNDER is...

Better teams do tend to beat the number in their first playoff contest. Favorites are a profitable 64-56 (53%) ATS since 2005...

All of the big picture betting trends we unearthed suggest it prudent to continue to back Toronto versus the full game number. The historica

The Trail Blazers will host the Warriors as 2.5 point favorites, after losing games 1 and 2 of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals in

We detailed our rationale for the Blazers to cover the Western Conference Finals opener Tuesday, which included the observation that histori

Bottom Line: We give this Cavs team only a nominal shot at winning the series. And we certainty do not expect they will steal a game in Oakl

Basketball Reference identified 24 NBA Conference Finals game 7's, that date as far back as 1971. The average combined game 7 score is a

The potential significance of Sunday's meeting between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics is not lost on us. A Cavs defeat could...

Biting the bullet, laying the big chalk with the sharps, squares and everyone in between...Warriors -12

Conventional wisdom holds that larger bettors make more informed wagers, as they tend to invest more time and effort into their picks and/or

The fabled Tony Salinas Zig Zag Theory offers guidance for betting the NBA playoffs. Salinas' hypothesis includes backing the home team