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For the 5th and final time this regular season, we have the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics squaring off. Bragging rights are on the line as both teams have racked up 2 wins in the 4 meetings so far. Tip-off is at 7:30 pm ET on TNT, followed by the Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors. I’ve pieced together a Pacers vs Celtics Same Game Parlay as we’re looking to follow up last week’s 3 parlay wins. You can also check out our NBA picks for tonight’s big matchups, but for now, let’s get into my SGP.
Pacers +7 (-112)
Pascal Siakam to score 25+ points (+280)
Derrick White over 2.5 made threes (+102)
Same Game Parlay odds: +539
Indiana Pacers +7 over Boston Celtics (-112)
Indiana heads into this one after 3 consecutive wins, all 3 without Haliburton. There’s a good chance he returns tonight, which makes backing them to cover as 7-point underdogs very tempting. They’ve already beaten the Celtics twice this season, and the last meeting took place in Indiana 3 weeks ago with the Pacers coming out on top 133-131. Haliburton did not play in that game. With him back and the addition of Pascal Siakam, who is playing really well with his new team, I rate the Pacers’ chances quite highly here.
Boston just played a game against Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans last night and after wrestling with the big fella down low for most of the night, their defenders might run out of energy here. Indiana is known for playing a fast style, as they lead the NBA in pace and offensive rating this season, so facing them on the 2nd night of a back-to-back is not ideal. The Pacers have covered in 6 of the last 9 meetings and are currently on a 9-1 run in their last 10 games against Eastern Conference teams. Back them to cover as road underdogs here.
Pascal Siakam to score 25+ points (+280)
Siakam has made a really good impression so far with his new team and they’ll need a big-time performance from him tonight if they want to get a result against the best home team in the NBA. He’s played the Celtics 4 times already this season as a member of the Toronto Raptors, averaging 21 points on over 48% shooting from the field. He’s cleared this line 6 times in the last 10 games against them and twice in his last 4 visits to TD Garden, including his last game when he had 27. I don’t think the Pacers will rely too much on Haliburton to score here and will look to ease him back from his hamstring injury, so I still expect him to rack up the assists. Who better to turn to than the newest addition to the team? Let’s roll with Siakam to have a big night here.
Derrick White over 2.5 made threes (+102)
Derrick White’s three-point shooting has been erratic lately, but he’s been more hot than cold over the past week or so. He’s coming into this game after 4 threes in last night’s win over the Pelicans and that was the 6th time in 8 games he’s been able to clear this line. I’m expecting the pace of tonight’s game to be at a high level, so that should help the numbers of quite a few players involved. Indiana ranks only 19th in three-point defense this season, allowing opponents to shoot 37.4%. On the road, that number goes up to almost 39%, dropping them in the bottom 6 of the NBA. He’s put up some impressive numbers against the Pacers in the last 5 meetings, posting averages of 15.6 points per game and an average of 2.8 threes made. He’s also shot 50% or better from downtown in 3 of those games. Let’s hope those numbers carry over to tonight’s game.
We also have a 76ers vs Warriors Same Game Parlay for tonight’s other game on TNT
