The NBA postseason is upon us! A total of 4 games will tip-off the 2023 NBA Playoffs today, starting with an early game in Philadelphia between the 76ers and Nets. Our Mega Parlay includes 3 of those games, with one major upset on the cards potentially.
Be sure to check our NBA predictions page for picks on the Spread and Total for all 4 games being played, but without further ado let's jump into my Parlay now.
Atlanta Hawks ML (+215) over Boston Celtics
The Celtics are massive favorites here to win the series opener, but I wouldn't disregard the Hawks' chances just like that. Sure, they've won just 4 times in 9 road games, but with an impressive win over Miami in the play-in game here they are as the 7th seed. Having played on Tuesday they won't have to worry about rust in between games, while Boston hasn't played in over week while resting their starters on the final day of the regular season. Another thing that could bother Boston here is the status of Jaylen Brown who had a cut on his shooting hand which required stiches, so it might take a game or two for him to get comfortable after that. All 3 regular season meetings went Boston's way, but Trae Young has averaged 31 points and 11 assists in 2 games against the Cs, whenever you have a star player putting up those type of numbers you're never really out of a game. It all depends how the first quarter or two play out, if the Hawks are able to weathe r the storm early they are very much in it to pull off the upset here.
Don't forget to check our Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics picks.