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2024 NBA playoffs: How to bet each second-round series

How should you bet the second round of the NBA playoffs?

ESPN NBA betting experts Tyler Fulghum, Andre Snellings, Eric Moody, Jim McCormick and Steve Alexander offer the bets they like most for each series.

Odds are updated as of publication. For latest odds go to ESPN BET

Eastern Conference semis

No. 1 Boston Celtics vs. No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers

Series over 5.5 games (+170): This might be a bit optimistic for Cleveland's odds in this series, but the premise is driven by the absence of Kristaps Porzingis in the context of the Cavaliers' uniquely large and defensively-deft frontcourt.