The No. 6 seed Indiana Pacers and No. 1 seed Boston Celtics play Tuesday, May 21 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Finals 2024 NBA Playoffs series.

The game is scheduled for 5 p.m. Pacific time (8 p.m. Eastern time) and can be seen on ESPN (stream with Sling TV).

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The Celtics are a 9.5-point favorite over the Pacers in NBA Playoffs odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook.

Boston is -450 on the moneyline. Indiana is +340.

The over/under for the game is set at 221.5 points.

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ESPN: Celtics have a 72.1% chance to beat Pacers in Game 1

The site gives Indiana a 27.9% shot at defeating Boston in the first game of the NBA Playoffs series.

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Sports Betting Dime: Celtics 124.5, Pacers 117.8

The site's formula predicts that the Celtics will beat the Pacers in Game 1 of their NBA postseason series on Tuesday.

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Odds Trader: Celtics 114, Pacers 105

The site predicts that Boston will defeat Indiana in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs series, with a final score of 114-105.

Sportsbook Wire: Celtics 123, Pacers 111

It writes: "The 120.6 points per game the Celtics record are only 0.4 more points than the Pacers allow (120.2). When Boston totals more than 120.2 points, it is 28-11-1 against the spread and 36-4 overall. Indiana is 42-24 against the spread and 46-20 overall when it scores more than 109.2 points."

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