Breaking Down Bovada’s NBA Playoff Specials – May 1, 2023

  • Online gambling sites are offering props and specials on the two NBA playoff games on Monday.
  • The Suns vs. Nuggets game has -350 odds to be the highest-scoring game of the night.
  • The Nuggets have +115 odds to be the highest-scoring of the four teams playing.

LAS VEGAS - The second round of the NBA Playoffs features many intriguing special wagers at online sportsbooks. Bovada, one of the top online gambling sites in the world, is responsible for offering the following odds.

These specials are all focused on the games taking place on Monday – games between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, and Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns.

This means that props are available on players like James Harden, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant and Nikola Jokic.

Notably absent from these props is Joel Embiid, who is vanishingly unlikely to play in the early games of the Celtics/Sixers series after a knee injury.

High Scoring In Denver?

The Denver Nuggets have a famously dominant offense and a famously mediocre defense, personified by their star, two-time MVP Nikola Jokic.

However, in the Playoffs, they’ve tightened up the defense, with a 109 defensive rating and a 119 offensive rating.

They lead all teams in offensive rating in the Playoffs – except one. That team? Their opponents, the Phoenix Suns.

Suns vs. Nuggets High Scoring Props

  • Suns @ Nuggets To Be Highest-Scoring Game -350
  • Nuggets To Be Highest-Scoring Team (Inc Ties) +115
  • Suns To Be Highest-Scoring Team (Inc Ties) +225

One intriguing fact about these odds is that the Nuggets are far more favored to be the highest-scoring team than the Suns are at the NBA gambling sites.

Highest-scoring team, in this context, refers to the group of teams playing today – these two, and the Celtics and Sixers.

Odds For Each Team To Score X Points

  • 76ers, Celtics, Suns & Nuggets All To Score 40+ Points In Each Half -275
  • 76ers, Celtics, Suns & Nuggets All To Score 45+ Points In The 1st Half -200
  • 76ers, Celtics, Suns & Nuggets All To Score 18+ Points In Each Quarter EVEN
  • 76ers, Celtics, Suns & Nuggets All To Score 100+ Points Each +125
  • 76ers, Celtics, Suns & Nuggets All To Score 45+ Points In Each Half +125

The games tonight are expected to be high-scoring, with all of the teams scoring 40+ points having -275 odds.

When one considers that this is effectively a four-leg parlay, it becomes clear how high-scoring these games will be.