TST Best Bets: May 2, 2026
Apr 30, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) and Boston Celtics guard Baylor Scheierman (55) compete for a rebound during the fourth quarter at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Four games into the Boston Celtics – Philadelphia 76ers series, it did not look like we were at all likely to get a Game 7. The 76ers got MVP center Joel Embiid back in Game 4, and yet it didn’t seem to matter, as the Celtics steamrolled their way to a 3-1 lead.
Two games later, Embiid has looked the best he has all season, and Boston has dropped back-to-back blowout losses to force a Game 7. Boston’s season has been a story of grit resilience thus far, managing to win 56 games and take the No. 2 in the East despite Jayson Tatum’s Achilles injury that kept him sidelined through the majority of the regular season.
However, that feel-good story could end in disaster on Saturday, if the Celtics become the 14th team in NBA history to blow a 3-1 lead. Meanwhile in the NFL, the Eastern Conference top seed Carolina Hurricanes begin what should be a war of a series against the Philadelphia Flyers. To come out a winner on this night of NBA and NHL playoffs, here are tonight’s TST Best Bets brought to you by BetOnline.
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First Pick: Philadelphia 76ers +8. 5 Boston Celtics Rundown: The likely Coach of the Year and the man who led the Celtics to an NBA Championship in 2024, it’s hard to poke holes in the coaching of Joe Mazulla. However, his commitment to his three-point heavy offensive philosophy turns the sliders on shooting variance way up in any series the Celtics have been in during his tenure.