Get our data driven NBA Playoff predictions for tonight’s game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals as the top seed Boston Celtics host the defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers.
NBA Predictions for May 17, 2017:
TEAM
WIN %
SCORE
VEGAS LINE
Cavs
43%
107
-4
Celtics
57%
110
219.5
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