NBA Predictions & Preview For Friday, May 16th

With the Denver Nuggets winning Game 6 on Thursday night, we’re guaranteed at least one Game 7 in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Tomorrow night will determine if we’ll get one in the Eastern Conference as well. Here are your NBA predictions and preview for Friday, May 16th.

NBA Predictions & Preview For Friday, May 16th

Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks

Start Time – 8:00 PM EST

So was Game 5 a last gasp from a dying Boston Celtics team, or is there breath left in the lungs of the defending NBA Champions? And are the New York Knicks really going to fumble the bag?

Tomorrow night’s Game 6 in the World’s Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, will do a lot to answer this question. The Knicks can definitively answer the question by beating the champs and sending them home early.

Which is what I think will play out tomorrow night. This New York team doesn’t really have the look of a classic choker, and Boston is seriously undermanned with Jayson Tatum out and Kristaps Porzingis far from 100%. The positive of the Boston crushing New York in Game 5 is that we’re getting a much closer spread than we normally would for this game.

The Knicks cover the spread tomorrow night at home and go on to renew their playoff rivalry with the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Best Bet: New York -2.5 (-110)

Overall Record: 188-156 (55%)
Profit (based on $100/bet): $1,580.42
Return on Investment: 5%