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It’s a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers. Boston took care of business in 4 games as they swept their way to the NBA Finals, but can the Pacers motivate themselves to get revenge this time around? I’ve pieced together a Celtics vs Pacers Same Game Parlay to add a little extra spice to tonight’s game, with tip-off set for 7:00 pm ET live on ESPN. You can find out our NBA picks for today’s big matchups, but for now, let’s get into our SGP.
Over 233.5 (-112)
Pascal Siakam to score 20+ points (-145)
Jayson Tatum to record 8+ rebounds (-195)
Jaylen Brown to record 1+ steals (-320)
Celtics vs Pacers Same Game Parlay odds: +427
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Over 233.5 (-112)
Defense has not been the forte of this Pacers team ever since Rick Carlisle took over as head coach back in 2021. Through the first 4 games, they’re once again in the bottom 10 for opponent points per game, and the loss of James Wiseman has really hurt them on the interior with teams taking advantage. That’s not a good sign when you have the defending champions coming to town. Boston actually leads the league in offensive rating and is averaging 126.1 points per 100 possessions, with a total of 6 players on their roster averaging double-figure points. Pace will almost definitely be high in this game, at least if we judge it on the previous 5 meetings last season. These 2 teams are averaging 237.3 points per game over the last 10 meetings, while clearing this line in 4 of 5 regular-season meetings last year. I’m expecting yet another high-scoring battle here.
Pascal Siakam to score 20+ points (-145)
One of the players that should help us get over this total is Pascal Siakam. After coming over from the Toronto Raptors last season, Siakam impressed with his play for the Pacers, especially on the offensive end, and was rewarded with a new 4-year contract extension. He’s off to yet another solid start to the season, averaging 18.5 points per game through the first 4 games. That’s especially impressive considering the struggles of Indy’s best player Tyrese Haliburton, who is averaging just 5.3 assists per game. Assuming he can bounce back out of his slump, a lot more scoring opportunities should be available for the likes of Siakam, Myles Turner and the rest of this Pacers team.
Jayson Tatum to record 8+ rebounds (-195)
Jayson Tatum has looked like a different player in these first 4 games of the new season, looking to score a lot more than we’re used to seeing from him. He had his first bad game of the season against Milwaukee, but the Celtics still won that game by 11 points. I’m looking for a bounce-back performance from him, especially in the rebounding department. He’s averaging 6.8 boards per game this year, which is slightly down from the 8.1 per game he averaged in the 2023-24 season. That number should go up in the coming games and Indiana is the perfect team to do so against. With Wiseman out of the lineup, the Pacers are lacking size on the interior and opponents are averaging 56.8 rebounds per game against them. Tatum has cleared this line in 2 of 4 games this season and did so in 3 of 4 meetings with the Pacers last season while averaging 11 boards per game.
Jaylen Brown to record 1+ steals (-320)
Jaylen Brown’s main assignment will be to stop Haliburton here and I think he’s more than happy to take on the challenge. The Pacers point guard already has a couple of games with 3 turnovers this season, and we need Brown to steal only 1 of those possessions away from him for our bet to land. So far this season he’s failed to record at least 1 steal in just 1 of the 4 games played, while averaging 1.5 per game. At Washington in the 2nd game of the season, he recorded 4 steals, so his activity between the passing lanes is quite evident this year. In his last regular-season game against Indiana, he finished with a pair of steals, while in the 4-game sweep during the playoffs he averaged 2 per game and recorded at least 1 in every single game.
