With the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks on vacation, all eyes will be on the Philadelphia 76ers-Boston Celtics conference semifinal series to see who will emerge as the favorite from the Eastern Conference.
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The Celtics won three of the four games against the Sixers during the regular season.
The longtime rivals have met twice in the previous five postseasons, with Boston taking both.
Here’s a look at the series from a betting perspective, with odds at FOX Bet:
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Celtics at 76ers, 3: 30 p.m. ET Sunday, ESPN (series tied 3-3)
Point spread: Celtics -5.5 (Celtics favored to win by more than 5.5 points, otherwise 76ers cover)
Moneyline: Celtics -250 favorites to win (bet $10 to win $14 total); 76ers +170 underdogs to win (bet $10 to win $27 total)
Total scoring over/under: 200.5 points scored by both teams combined
SERIES WINNER AT FOX BET
Celtics -250 (bet $10 to win $14 total)
76ers +170 (bet $10 to win $27 total)
Also in the spotlight for the series is Philadelphia star center Joel Embiid. The betting favorite to win NBA MVP, Embiid sprained his right knee in Game 3 against the Brooklyn Nets. Embiid finished that game but sat out the series-clinching Game 4.
The good news for the Sixers is they have had plenty of time to rest and rehabilitate. They last played on April 22.
The bad is, reports say it wasn’t enough time as Embiid didn’t play in the series opener.
The franchises have been rivals since the first jump ball after the Syracuse Nationals joined the NBA in 1946 (they moved to Philadelphia in 1963). The Celtics lead the all-time playoff series between the teams, 62-47.
Here is the schedule for the series:
Game 1: 76ers 119, Celtics 115
Game 2: Celtics 121, 76ers 87
Game 3: Celtics 114, 76ers 102
Game 4: 76ers 116, Celtics 115 (OT)
Game 5: 76ers 115, Celtics 103
Game 6: Celtics 95, 76ers 86
Game 7: 76ers at Celtics, 3: 30 p.m. ET Sunday, ESPN
Regular-season results
Oct. 18: Celtics 126, 76ers 117
Feb. 8: Celtics 106, 76ers 99
Feb. 25: Celtics 110, 76ers 97
April 4: 76ers 103, Celtics 101
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