Friday’s NBA Playoff Odds
(TheSpread) – The NBA has a trio of playoff games on Friday night. Here is a look at the odds for each game on the schedule.
The featured game of the night comes in the Eastern Conference as No. 4 Boston hosts No. 5 Atlanta at 7:30PM ET (View Matchup) with the series tied at 1-1. Oddsmakers have the Celtics as the favorite to win Game 3, giving them a point spread of -8, while the over/under total has been set at 173.5 points. Boston is 24-9 at home this season and 35-31-2 against the spread while Atlanta is 17-16 on the road and 37-29-2 ATS. The home team has won three of the last four games in this series.
The other featured game of the night is also in the East has No. 8 Philadelphia hosts No. 1 Chicago at 8PM ET (View Matchup) with the series tied at 1-1. Oddsmakers have the 76ers as the favorite to win this game, giving them a point spread of -1.5. The over/under total for this game has been set at 179.5 points. Chicago is 24-9 on the road and 39-28-1 against the spread while Philadelphia is 19-14 at home and 34-33-1 against the spread. Chicago has won and covered the spread in three of its last four meetings with Philadelphia.
For the odds and over/under totals for each game on Friday, see below
2012 NBA Playoff Odds for Friday, May 4
539 Atlanta Hawks +8 (173.5)
540 Boston Celtics -8
541 Chicago Bulls +1.5 (179.5)
542 Philadelphia 76ers -1.5
543 Los Angeles Lakers +4 (204)
544 Denver Nuggets -4
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