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The Boston Celtics opened as a +1.5 underdog against the Toronto Raptors. The line on this game had moved to Boston -1.5.
Action was especially heavy early on the Celtics spread at 81%.
The Raptors come into this one 6-0-1 Against The Spread in their last 7 playoff games as an underdog.
Pascal Siakam had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Kyle Lowry added 22 points and 11 boards and the Toronto Raptors in Saturday's win.
This series is tied 2-2 and tips off at 6:30 pm ET.
Serge Ibaka had 18 points off the bench on 7-of-9 shooting and Fred VanVleet finished with 17 points, six rebounds and six assists.
Jayson Tatum had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics. They won their first six postseason games before dropping the last two. Kemba Walker had 15 points and eight assists.
The Celtics were 7 for 35 (20%) from 3-point range. Brown missed his first nine attempts behind the arc and finished 2 for 11, and 4 for 18 overall. Tatum, Walker and Marcus Smart were all 1 for 6 on 3-pointers.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
