Paris of the NBA: 5 bets that stand out for the eliminatory matches on Friday

The NBA 2025 qualifiers proceed on Friday with three different 3 video games, beginning with the Orlando Magic welcoming the Boston Celtics (-3.5, 197.5). Boston leads the 2-0 sequence.

Then the Milwaukee Bucks (-5.5, 230.5) need to get nearer to the Indiana Pacers, who took the primary two video games within the sequence. Within the final night time match, the Minnesota Timberwolves (-3.5, 207.5) are at house towards the Los Angeles Lakers in a sequence for 1-1.

Listed below are among the bets that stand out for Friday’s matches.

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Paris for Friday

TJ McConnell on 12.5 factors, rebounds and support (-125). The shut propagation means that will probably be a contest sport, and McConnell has crossed this model in eight of its final 10 video games with Tyrese Haliburton on the bottom. Though it solely has a mean of 17.3 minutes per sport, McConnell was extraordinarily efficient. The Bucks have skilled any difficulties defensively all of the sequence, and McConnell overshadowed this line in 5 of the six video games towards Milwaukee this season. – Eric Moody

Jaylen Brown on 34.5 factors, rebounds and assists (-125). Jayson Tatum is uncertain for match 3 towards magic, which places Brown ready to be the focus of the Celtics offensive and performs once more. Brown is greater than able to finishing up the accusation on the highway towards Orlando. – Moody

Jaylen Brown on 23.5 factors (-125). Like Moody, I like Brown with Tatum. Within the eight video games that Brown has performed with out a tatum this season (together with the playoffs), Brown has a mean of 24.5 factors per sport. He scored at the least 24 factors in 5 of the seven video games the place he performed greater than 22 minutes. And as we noticed in match 2 when he dropped 36 factors, Brown is again on the degree he reached in the course of the playoffs final season when he performed properly sufficient to win the MVP awards of the East and the NBA Convention. – Andre ‘snellings

Giannis antetokounmpo on 32.5 factors (-125). Antetokounmpo has all the time outlined towards the Pacers prior to now two seasons. He confronted them 11 instances throughout this era, together with the playoffs, and has a mean of 36.5 ppg within the match. Giannis scored a excessive quantity in April, with a mean of 32.6 ppg in eight video games with at the least 34 factors scored in 5 of them. In his first two video games towards the Pacers within the playoffs, Giannis misplaced 36 and 34. – Slavery

Luka Doncic on 30.5 factors (-120). Doncic has confronted the Timberwolves in every of the final two qualifying sequence. Throughout these seven video games, he had a mean of 32.9 ppg with at the least 31 factors scored in six of the seven video games. He actually likes the match, particularly when he will get Rudy Gobert who turned him to him and nonetheless takes benefit of it. Through the three qualifying video games he performed in Minnesota final season, Doncic has a mean of 33.7 ppg with at the least 32 factors within the three, and he dropped 37 and 31 within the two qualifying video games towards them this season. – Slavery

Projections and damage studies

Basketball energy index by ESPN Analytics. Aggregation of accidents by Rotowire.com. Rosts by ESPN Wager

All time and.

Boston Celtics in Orlando Magic
7 p.m.

Double: Celtics -3.5 (-107) | Magic +3.5 (-107)
Silver line: Celtics -175 | Magic +145
Complete: 196.5 (-107 o, -107 u)
BPI projection: Celtics by 5.1, 67%, 199.0 complete factors.

Harm report:
Celtics: Jayson Tatum, (GTD – wrist); Jrue Vacation, (GTD – Immerst)
Magic: Jalen Suggs, (OFS – KNEE); Moritz Wagner, (OFS – Knee)

Indiana Pacers in Milwaukee Bucks
8 p.m.

Double: Pacers +5.5 (-104) | Bucks -5.5 (-110)
Silver line: Pacers +185 | Bucks -220
Complete: 229.5 (-112 o, -102 u)
BPI projection: Bucks of 1.6, 55%, 226.5 complete factors.

Harm report:
Pacers: Isaiah Jackson, (OFS – ACHILLE)
Bucks: Tyler Smith, (GTD – Ankle)

Los Angeles Lakers in Minnesota Timberwolves
9:30 p.m.

Double: Lakers +3.5 (-110) | Timberwolves -3.5 (-104)
Silver line: Lakers +135 | Timberwolves -155
Complete: 207.5 (-110 o, -104 u)
BPI projection: Timberwolves of 0, 50%, 213.6 complete factors.

Harm report:
Lakers: Maxi Kleber, (out – foot)
Timberwolves: Rob Dillingham, (Out – Ankle)