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Will we be putting another jewel in the crown of the Golden State dynasty tonight? Or will the Boston Celtics defend home court, even the series, and force a decisive Game 7 Sunday at Chase Center?
Frankly, it is difficult to predict with any confidence how Game 6 will play out tonight at TD Garden. The first five games have featured an epic performance by Stephen Curry in a Warriors’ win, a Golden State win despite Curry not hitting a 3-pointer, Boston playing with poise to take Game 1 on the road, and Boston melting down in crunch time. What can we count on this evening?
For bettors, who wins account for a mere two of at least 75-100 potential bets on the board for Game 6. As a result, we should not get too laser-focused in trying to determine the final score. Where is there value amidst all those potential plays?
As they did for the first five games of the Finals, EDGE NBA Analysts Vaughn Dalzell and Corey Parson have taken a deep dive into the Finals market for tonight’s game. Each offers their top play. Feel free to play each individually or if you choose to parlay them, get a boost courtesy of PointsBet.
Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports): Jaylen Brown OVER 23.5 Points (-125)
When Jaylen Brown fails to score 20 points in a game, he is 5-0 to the Over 23.5 points the following game this postseason. We have that very scenario here after Brown scored only 18 points in Game 5. He averages 6.7 three-point attempts per game following zero made triples, so he does not let the previous game effect his next outing.
Brown is 6-4 to the Over 23.5 points at 40-plus minutes in his last 10 postseason games (60%) and scored 24 and 27 points in the Celtics two Finals’ wins thus far. He played 44 minutes in Game 5, and I expect similar minutes for Game 6.
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Corey Parson (@TheFantasyExec): Klay Thompson OVER 3.5 3-Pointers (-131)
We have come to the point in the NBA season in which outside of my futures bet on the Warriors I am just betting a single prop each game. No real in-depth handicap, just something I think will be a fun sweat. Tonight, is Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Nothing will be more fun than to sweat the performance of Klay Thompson.
Game 6 Klay will go down in basketball lure. In the 2016 Western Conference Finals the Game 6 Klay moniker was born when Thompson hit 11 three-pointers vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder to force Game 7 (which the Warriors won). In his postseason career Thompson has averaged 20 points per game in Game 6s while shooting 49% from deep. I expect Clutch Klay to hit at least 4 triples tonight.
Summary:
Jaylen Brown OVER 23.5 Points (-125)
and Klay Thompson OVER 3.5 3-Pointers (-131)
Play these individually or if you choose to parlay the two, know that PointsBet is offering a boost from +190 to +210.
Enjoy the Finals and Enjoy the Sweat.
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