NBA Betting Insider – Eastern Conference Playoff Review – What the Opening Weekend Revealed

Every Eastern Conference playoff team took to the floor this past weekend in their opening playoff contest – and pro basketball betting aficionados everywhere should be jumping for joy – as each matchup uncovered a lot of information about what NBA bettors can expect over the remainder of each series.

This recap of each Eastern Conference opening postseason contest will give NBA gambles just the insight they will need heading into each series’ respective Game 2.

Cavaliers 96 Bulls 83
I don’t think the opening contest in this series told NBA bettors much they didn’t know with the Cavaliers being the far superior team to Chicago in this series. While I picked the Bulls to cover the NBA betting line as an 11-point road underdog and the team fell just short of reaching the goal, I am confident of Chicago’s ability to al least play with the Cavs and still manage to cover the NBA betting line more often than not before folding in five games.

Celtics 85 Heat 76
The Celtics put the clamps on the Heat in the fourth quarter to beat the Heat 85-76 on Saturday and cash in for pro basketball betting backers as a 4.5-point home favorite. Still, I’m not expecting the C’s to do much after dispatching Miami and suspect they may not cover the NBA betting line very much in doing so. Boston offense can best be described as stagnant and their defense while still well above average, is nowhere near the quality level it was when the team won the title two seasons ago.

Hawks 102 Bucks 92
The Bucks fell just short of covering the pro basketball betting line as an 8.5-poinr road underdog against the Hawks despite getting another jaw-dropping performance from rookie point guard Brandon Jennings who scored a game-high 34 points. No Andrew Bogut means the Bucks don’t really have a chance to pull off the upset, although I think they will come through for betting backers at over 50 percent in this series.

Magic 98 Bobcats 89
The Magic – and Jameer Nelson in particular – went crazy from long range to beat the Bobcats and their fantastic defense. The Bobcats (+10) and the Under (188) both played out for bettors just as I predicted and I expect Charlotte to continue to give the Magic all they can handle before eventually bowing out in five games.

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