- The Brooklyn Nets are heavily favored to win the series against the Boston Celtics with -1600 odds.
- The Brooklyn Nets have -340 odds to beat the Celtics in Game 1.
BROOKLYN—The 2/7 matchup in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs is set after the Boston Celtics moved on from their Play-In game. The Boston Celtics will take on their division rival, the Brooklyn Nets in round 1.
Online sportsbooks have odds listed for this first-round matchup where bettors can lay action on either the winner of the series as a whole or bet on game-by-game odds as well.
Brooklyn Nets Vs. Boston Celtics Series Odds
- Nets -1600
- Celtics +800
The Brooklyn Nets NBA odds are heavily favored going into the series and rightfully so. Bettors should not take any chances on this one as the Celtics are not the team they were in 2020.
First off, the Celtics have been dealing with different injuries all season long and recently shut down their second-highest scorer in Jaylen Brown for the season after tearing ligaments in his wrist.
They have also dealt with COVID-19 issues throughout the season as well in which Jayson Tatum has publicly come out saying that he still uses an inhaler due to the affects the virus had on him.
Boston also could not have asked for a worse first-round opponent at this time as they are unfortunate enough to be going against a Brooklyn Nets team that leads the league in offensive efficiency. The Nets will also be fully healthy come time for the start of the playoffs as well in which Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving will finally take the floor together.
With that said, from a general point of view, it does not matter how high an offense or defense might rank, the trio of Durant, Harden, and Irving is clearly unmatched and near impossible to stop. With that said, a somewhat depleted Celtics team simply cannot be trusted in a potential seven games series against this team.
Bettors can feel more than comfortable betting above their bankroll on the favorites.
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Game 1 Betting Breakdown
Brooklyn Nets Vs. Boston Celtics Odds
- Moneyline: Nets (-340) vs. Celtics (+270)
- Spread: Nets -7.5
- Total: 227.5 Points
The moneyline in this one should be easy money. Bettors could make an even stronger case here as the Nets have won all three meetings against the Celtics this season which includes two double-digit scoring wins as well.
The Nets are also well-rested going into the game which they can certainly use as time to build more chemistry between their Big 3.
As for the spread, the Nets have done a fair job in covering the spread this season as they finished top ten with a 38-34 ATS record. Boston, on the other hand, sits behind with a 34-38-1 ATS record.
Something else to take into consideration is that the Nets have gone 5-0 ATS to close out the season while the Celtics have gone just 3-4. The Nets have also covered the spread against Boston in each of their three games this season.
Bettors looking at the game total might think that it is a manageable one, however, signs and trends point to the Under cashing with the main sign being that the Under has hit in all three of their meetings this season. Also, the Celtics are currently on a four-game streak of hitting the Under. That alone should steer bettors towards cashing with the Under.
As all the hype around this series continues, bettors can watch on starting Saturday, May 22 at 8:00 p.m. EST on ABC.
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