Play: Indiana -4 -115
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Reasoning: The Pacers were stunned in Game 1 and I don't expect that to happen again. They are 37-9 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and are outscoring opponents by 9.4 points per game in that arena. Indiana plays great defense and has advantages in rebounding, free-throw shooting and blocked shots. Washington will not go 10-of-16 on threes in this one as it did in the opener. The Wizards are just 6-16 vs. Top 10 teams this season.
Play: L.A. Clippers/Oklahoma City under 215.5 -110
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
Reasoning: This is too many points. Los Angeles will not hit a franchise playoff record 15 threes in this one like it did in Game 1. The Clippers are below average in shooting threes and so is the Thunder. Both teams are above average defending threes and overall shooting and they are above average in defensive rebounding, blocked shots and steals. Los Angeles was 17-of-30 from the free-throw line in Game 1. The average overall score involving either of these teams isn't close to this total overall or in the home/away splits. And this total is 12.1 points higher than the average score for any of these referees (Pat Fraher, Monty McCutchen, David Jones).
Record: 63-41-4 (60.6%)
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