NBA Playoffs expert picks, odds for Friday: Bucks at Pacers, Clippers at Mavericks, Timberwolves at Suns


by The Athletic

The Athletic— Game 3s bring a switch in venues in the NBA Playoffs, and the matchups are all fairly balanced for Friday’s games. The home teams are favored in all three with similar spreads, but the stakes are a bit different across the three games. The and are trying to keep home-court advantage after winning Game 2s on the road. The need to get back after he missed the first two games. The showed that getting their star back wasn’t an automatic win after returned from injury, but the Clippers lost...

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