TOM STRYKER’S FREE NBA PLAYOFF SELECTION MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH
#705 INDIANA (+6) over Miami at 6:30 PM EST
On the brink of elimination, don’t be surprised when the Pacers give the league what it wants and pulls off this upset victory. The NBA had two first round sweeps with the Celtics and Raptors and they’re not crazy about losing more television revenue and another one. Let’s take a look inside the numbers.
When coming off a straight up playoff loss, Indiana has been a solid investment posting a rewarding 55-32-6 ATS record in its next battle. In this setting holding a team won/loss percentage less than .640, the Pacers improve to a lucrative 38-18-4 ATS including a juicy 19-6-3 ATS provided they are off a competitive blemish of eight points or less. Equally impressive, postseason underdogs that carry a team won/loss percentage greater than .586 hold a money-making 44-33-2 ATS mark provided they take the floor off three (or more) consecutive playoff pointspread losses. This technical situation is on a nice 13-4-1 ATS run since 2014 too!
This is going to be a tough lay for the Heat too. In the NBA Playoffs arriving with momentum off a SU and ATS victory, Miami has struggled inking a soft 11-17 ATS mark in its next game. Even worse, since 2010, postseason teams that are matched up against a non-division foe hold a horrible 11-24-1 ATS record provided they covered three straight as NBA Playoff chalk. If this is a conference game, this postseason situation falls to a woeful 8-22-1 ATS. That spells trouble for head coach Erik Spoelstra and his kids.
In Saturday’s game three victory, the Heat shot a ridiculous 43-of-52 from the free-throw line. Rest assured, the whistle won’t be blowing that frequently for Miami tonight. The Pacers will push this series to game five with this upset victory. Take Indiana. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
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