- The Miami Heat are favored to beat the Indiana Pacers with -195 odds.
- Jimmy Butler has +238 odds to score 25 or more points in Game 1.
- Jimmy Butler has +200 odds to record seven or more assists.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The long-awaited playoff series and revamped rivalry between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers is finally here as they will see each other for yet another playoff series.
The obvious matchup to look forward to in this one is between Jimmy Butler and T.J. Warren as they have butted heads before.
Online sportsbooks have the Miami heat taking Game 1 as they are the heavier favorite with -195 odds.
Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers
- Heat (-195) vs. Pacers (+170)
There is no doubt as to why the Miami Heat are favored here as in the four regular-season meetings between the two, they won three of them. They also took two of those games by double digits.
Also, one more thing backing up their odds is the absence of the Pacers All-Star big man, Domantas Sabonis.
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Bettors should be sticking with the Heat in this one as they are fully healthy and are looking to run with this game right from the beginning.
Jimmy Butler Prop Bets
Jimmy Butler is looking to have his fingerprints all over this one as he is looking show out in his Miami Heat playoff debut. His stats against the Pacers this season are 17.7 points and 6.0 assists per game.
One prop bet that is listed here is if Butler will score 25 or more points with the NBA odds at +238.
In the three games that Butler played in against the Pacers, he did not get up to 25 points and only scored in the 20s once. Bettors can possibly take the risk here as he looks to have a strong first impression in his Heat playoff debut.
Another prop is if he will record seven or more assists in the game and those odds are listed at +200. Butler has hit the seven-assist mark once in the three games he has played against the Pacers; however, this could be a great bet to make as Butler is the player to watch in this game as he will look to lead the Heat during the postseason.
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