NBA Finals: Best Bets & Expert Picks For Celtics-Warriors Game 6

NBA Finals: Expert Picks For Celtics-Warriors Game 6

Nick Ashooh: Celtics -4

Game 5 was the first time all postseason that the Celtics not only lost back-to-back games but failed to cover both times in the process. The Warriors do seem to have an inability to close out series, though, with Golden State losing close-out games on the road in Denver, then Memphis, and Dallas in consecutive series. We've seen the Celtics in this position plenty of times, though, from sitting under .500 in January to winning 26 of their last 32 games, to winning three elimination games in these playoffs already, adversity has just been part of their story. They've essentially been in playoff mode for most of 2022, which bodes well for their pressure-tested group.

Boston is also 17-5 ATS avenging a home loss against an opponent this year, which might just lead to our first single-digit spread of the series when it's all said and done. Given the Warriors' inability to close out on the road, and the Celtics' standing firm under pressure, I like Boston to win outright, cover and force a Game 7.

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Lucy Burdge: Celtics -4 vs. Warriors

The Celtics will return home for Game 6 of this series facing elimination and I don’t see how they will let themselves get eliminated at home in front of the TD Garden crowd. This crowd has been so strong behind them, there’s no way they can let them down and get eliminated from this Finals run right in front of them. They just can’t. A trend favoring them to get it done when it comes to covering the spread is that, during the second half of the season, the Celtics are 34-15 ATS versus teams averaging at least 23 assists per game. So there is hope in that trend and in this team to cover this spread and force a Game 7 as the home favorites.

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Dan Karpuc: Andrew Wiggins Over 8.5 Rebounds
It’s very difficult to bet a side or the total in this, so once again I’m going to attack the player prop market.  Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Co. smell blood in the water now up 3-2 in the series (I like the Warriors +4, even as a Celtics fan) and Steve Kerr’s adjustment to start Otto Porter Jr. in place of Kevon Looney has led to two consecutive victories and ceiling performances for Andrew Wiggins. In Game 4, he had 16 boards and in Game 5, he pulled down 13. That’s not a coincidence and is a direct result of the lineup change and the fact that he played 43 minutes in both contests as the former No. 1 pick continues to redefine his career.

Brad Pinkerton: Warriors +150

Can't pass up the opportunity to get Golden State at plus-money on the road one more time this postseason, especially in a potential close-out game. Boston has thrown some decent punches in the last two games, but it hasn't been able to drop the Warriors even with Curry struggling in Game 5. Curry won't go 0-fer from 3 two games in a row, and the Celtics still haven't shown they can adjust to the Warriors' lineup changes and find an answer for Wiggins.

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