NBA Betting Tips: 9/1 treble for Tuesday’s play-off matches

The NBA play-offs continue on Tuesday night as the Milwaukee Bucks look to even up the series against the Indiana Pacers, before the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Memphis Grizzlies and the Minnesota Timberwolves look to steal another road win against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Below, you can find my NBA betting tips for Tuesday, April 22.

Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks - Bucks (+4.5) @ 10/11

My first pick comes from the Eastern Conference match-up between Indiana and Milwaukee.

Pascal Siakam, Myles Turner and Andrew Nembhard combined for 61 points to propel the Pacers to victory in the opening match of this series, despite a rough scoring night for floor general Tyrese Haliburton, who managed just 10 points on three-for-13 shooting from the field.

In addition, Tuesday night's hosts are flying on home turf with a 16-3 record over their last 19 matches, and another win in front of their fans would put them in prime position to eliminate Milwaukee at this stage for the second season running.

The Bucks were underwhelming in game one, however Damian Lillard is expected to return in game two, which should provide a boost to the offence.

Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded another offensive splurge in Saturday's loss with 36 points and 12 rebounds, and I'm expecting the Bucks star to come up with another big performance here.

I'm backing Milwaukee to cover the spread.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis Grizzlies - Over 229.5 points @ 10/11

The Thunder are looking to take a 2-0 series lead over the Grizzlies on Tuesday night.

OKC had the best record in the NBA during the regular season (68-14), and were emphatic in Sunday evening's opening clash, where they thumped the visitors 131-80 at the PayCom Center - the biggest game one triumph in NBA play-off history.

My pick of over 229.5 points may look an optimistic one - Memphis had an awful night offensively in the opening exchange, and it was the first time this season that the Thunder held them to under 100 points.

The 131 points the Thunder put up in game one marked the fifth time this season they've managed to score at least 120 against Memphis, so I'm banking on the Grizzlies offence to show up here and contribute to a high-scoring game.

Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves - Timberwolves on moneyline @ 2/1

The Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves will lock horns in LA for game two of their first-round play-off series. The Lakers are aiming to restore parity here after being only one of two sides to lose game one at home.

It's not quite do-or-die time for LA, but travelling to Minnesota trailing 2-0 would be a significant mountain to climb for the likes of LeBron James and Luka Doncic.

I think Minnesota have slipped under the radar this season by finishing in the sixth seed, but they have plenty of offensive firepower in the likes of Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle, while even role players liuke Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels are playing great.

The onus will be on LA to rectify Sunday's horror show and even the series, but I think the value lies with backing Minnesota on the moneyline at 2/1.

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