Celtics favored at home over Wizards in pivotal game 5 on Wednesday

With the Golden State Warriors sweeping the Utah Jazz on Monday only one NBA playoff game is scheduled for Wednesday, and it is Game 5 between the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards in a series that could very well go the distance.

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The home team has won and covered the spread in each of the first four games, with the Celtics losing the last two at Washington by a combined 46 points.

Boston won the first two games at home by double digits and heads into Game 5 as a 4.5-point favorite. The question is, will bettors finally see a close matchup, or will the blowout trend continue? To be fair, Game 2 was competitive until overtime, when the Celtics pulled away and ended up winning 129-119 behind 53 points from point guard Isaiah Thomas.