Friday Night NBA Betting Double Header

There is a 229.5 point total set between the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Odds are in favor of the Oklahoma City Thunder at -5.5 over the Denver Nuggets.

DENVER – An ESPN doubleheader for the NBA Playoffs is set for Friday Night, with the Cleveland Cavaliers taking on the Indiana Pacers to start the night and the Oklahoma City Thunder going up against the Denver Nuggets to finish the slate.

Both of the road teams are favored on legal sports betting sites in the Cavs and Thunder. We have two betting picks, one for each game, focusing on point totals and spreads for each game.

Pacers, Cavs Remain Explosive On Offense

Cleveland Cavaliers Vs. Indiana Pacers

Moneyline: Cavaliers (-150) vs. Pacers (+130)
Spread: Cavaliers -2.5
Total: 229.5

Game 3 between the Pacers and Cavaliers should continue on track with how the first two games went with an offensive showcase. They’ve crossed the 229.5-point mark in each of the first two games as well as the games projected point total.

These are two of the top-3 scoring offenses in the playoffs thus far, while the Pacers are a bottom-5 defense in the playoffs in terms of points allowed per game.

The over on NBA betting sites here should be a no brainer. Cleveland is the league leader in hitting the over in total points this season at a 56-32 record to this point, while Indiana is 48-39 going over.

Thunder Build Off Dominant Game 2 Win

Oklahoma City Thunder Vs. Denver Nuggets

Moneyline: Thunder (-210) vs. Nuggets (+175)
Spread: Thunder -5
Total: 233

This is just too small of a line in favor of the Thunder. Despite losing in Game 1 at home, they showed exactly who they are in Game 2 with their 43-point win over Denver.

That said, things are pointing towards them covering this underset line against Denver having gone 4-2 against a -5-point spread in their six playoff games to this point. Looking at Denver, in their three playoff losses, they’ve failed to cover +5 points in two of those losses.

The offensive gap also plays an enormous role here as the Thunder average 124.7 ppg through the playoffs while Denver is far behind at 109 ppg.

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Sam Profeta

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