This week, and throughout the entirety of the NBA Playoffs, the DraftKings Sportsbook is offering a No-Sweat betting promotion for users. What does that mean? Well, if you place a bet on tonight or tomorrow’s action on the hardcourt and it loses, don’t fret! You’ll receive a bonus bet for your trouble.
That doesn’t mean we’re out here actively trying to place bad bets — but maaaaaybe we get a little more risky than usual. Still, we want winners and I’m here to help. In this article, I’ll give out a couple betting options I like on the DraftKings Sportsbook, with my absolute favorite No-Sweat Bet indicated.
Sound good? Good. Let’s dig in.
NBA No-Sweat Bet Options
All three of these bets have merit, especially at plus-money. The Warriors are a little difficult to trust on Monday night as favorites with the services of Jimmy Butler (pelvis) unknown. In our other Game 4, I’m feeling pretty confident that the Cavaliers will be able to drop at least 120 points on the Heat for the fourth straight contest. At least that’s what leading the league in postseason three-point attempts per game (42.7) and offensive rating (134.1) would suggest is going to happen.
However, my best pick for an NBA No-Sweat Bet is the Celtics to win by the adjusted spread of 16.5 points in Tuesday’s Game 5. Feel free to simply back Boston as a 12-point favorite in this spot, yet I have a feeling that the Celtics are due for a real blowout to close this series. A glacial pace of play (89.8) has been a factor in these matchups being a little more low-scoring than initially expected, but Boston also’s yet to have a really great shooting performance from beyond the arc. If that happens — watch out.
The Celtics owned the NBA’s second-best offensive rating throughout the regular season (119.5). Efficiency and volume from the three-point line was a huge aspect of that success. In fact, Boston attempted 48.2 threes per game, which was almost six more than any other team. It also made those threes at a 36.8% clip — the ninth-best figure in the league. Yet, in the first-round, the Celtics are shooting only 33.0 three-pointers per contest and are making just 34.8% of them. Honestly, outside of Derrick White nailing seven triples in Game 1, no one’s really had all that special a showing. Despite that, Boston’s victories have still come by an average of 11.6 points.
The term “due” is overused in sports betting analysis, but if White or Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown or Payton Pritchard start actually making some threes, things could get ugly for the Magic. Orlando simply does not have the firepower to keep up with a Boston squad operating at peak ability. The Celtics are due for a game where they hit 18 threes. We’re due for it.
