NBA Playoffs PrizePicks Player Predictions: Wednesday (5/17)

And then there were four. The Conference Finals kicked off on Tuesday with the Nuggets demolishing the Lakers at home in Denver for a comfortable 130-100 win. Today, the Miami Heat matchup with Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals for the third time in four years. Miami took it in 2020, while the Celtics went to the Finals last year. Boston is the worthy favorite, but -500 seems far too long of odds for the Celtics to advance. The Heat should be able to make things interesting, and over 5.5 total games (-125) in the series seems worthy of a wager.

Wednesday’s Best NBA PrizePicks Player Predictions

Here are the best PrizePicks plays for NBA action on Wednesday, May 17.

Jayson Tatum Under 29.5 Points

Following his record-setting game-seven performance of 51 points against the 76ers, this is as spicy of an under out there. Here’s the thing, though: Erik Spoelstra is the best coach in the NBA, and he’ll be sure not to let that happen again. The Heat have elite defenders like Jimmy and Bam to contain him, and when they aren’t on him, Tatum will likely be doubled.