NBA Betting: Best First Round Playoffs Bets

NBA Betting Power Rankings: Playoff Edition
A look at the five best bets against the spread and total in the NBA playoffs

April 17, 2008

By Carlisle Richards
Bodog Nation Contributing Writer

You won't find a lot of articles predicting the next NBA champion and there's a good reason for that.

Nobody has a clue.

David Stern has somehow injected the NBA with more parity than ever. The only sure thing in this year's playoffs is the Boston Celtics meeting Detroit in the Eastern Conference finals. And even that's up for debate if LeBron James manages to tap into his Jordan side at some point.

It makes betting on the playoffs more difficult than ever. But, in the first round at least, it's not impossible. To help point you in the right direction, we've ranked the best matchups straight up and against the spread in the first round and added the best bets versus the total as well.

Best ATS Matchups

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