It's Smart to back Marcus tonight

How's that for a clean 2-0 night?! We cashed Sixers -4.5 and Avalanche win in regulation by the skin of our teeth. They hit even sweeter in moments like that, and now we best carry this momentum into the Friday postseason slate.

Celts' Smart delivers on PRA

Have you been catching these Points + Rebounds + Assists (PRA) props we've been running? We've quietly been nailing the market, and we're going back to Marcus Smart who we identified in Quick Picks ahead of Game 2. 

Smart has finished with 25 PRA in both games this series against Atlanta and has now gone over this line in eight of his last nine playoff games and 16 of 23 total since the beginning of last year's postseason (70% hit rate). 

The Celtics guard has piled up some big games against the Hawks the past two seasons, racking up over 21.5 PRA in six of the last seven meetings, averaging 23.9 total.

We're certainly confident Boston can continue handling its business, so we're not too concerned about the series flipping down to Atlanta. For what it's worth, Smart has stepped up in recent road games, going over this PRA line in four of the last five away from home, averaging 23 total.

Betting: Marcus Smart over 21.5 Pts + Reb + Ast (+100 FD/DK)

The Boldy and the beautiful

The Minnesota Wild return home tonight, and we're liking them to find some shots against Dallas. This series has been steeped in penalties, and if that continues, it's logical to explore who is finding shots on the power play.

For Minnesota, Matt Boldy is leading the charge there with four PP shots through two games. He's tallied seven shots on goal (SOG) in each game so far and had five shots in the last regular-season meeting against the Stars. Now, some context to his seven shots from Game 1: that game went to double-OT, buoying the shot numbers.

Boldy did log three shots in those extra frames, but that still leaves four he found in regulation. That's the number we need tonight, and we're confident he keeps this offense flowing in a massive game for the series.

Betting: Matt Boldy over 3.5 Shots on Goal (+112 FD)