NBA Odds, Best Bets and Expert Tips | May 1

Friday NZT and I’ve got three Game 6 tips on NBA betting sites. Joel Embiid is back and looking like himself, and Atlanta need a response after getting hammered by 29 in New York on Tuesday.

Hawks +6.5 | $2.10 @ Betandplay

Six and a half is too many for an elimination game at State Farm. New York rolled Atlanta 126-97 in Game 5 with Jalen Brunson going for 39 on 15-of-23 shooting and Karl-Anthony Towns adding a 16-and-14, but Game 5 was at MSG and Game 6 is in Atlanta.

Jalen Johnson had 18 and 10 with six assists in Game 5 and Dyson Daniels chipped in 17 on 7-of-11. Jonathan Kuminga and CJ McCollum had cold nights, going 7-of-20 between them. At home with their season on the line, I’d back a bounce.

The Knicks have been the better side - I just want the points.

76ers -3 | $1.85 @ VipLuck

Joel Embiid looked like himself again. Three weeks after his appendectomy, he dropped 33 on 12-of-23 shooting with eight assists in Philly’s 113-97 Game 5 win at TD Garden. Tyrese Maxey added 25 with 10 defensive rebounds and Quentin Grimes started and dropped four threes. The Sixers were 11.5-point underdogs on the road and won by 16.

Boston have problems. They went 11-of-39 from three in Game 5 and Jaylen Brown shot 9-of-23 for 22 points. Jayson Tatum had 16 rebounds but a -9 plus/minus.

Philly are home and Embiid is healthy enough to play 33 minutes. I’ll lay 3 on best legal sports betting sites.

Timberwolves -2 | $1.95 @ Betista

The Wolves are at home with a 3-2 series lead and a chance to close. They lost Game 5 in Denver 125-113, but the shorthanded story cuts both ways. Anthony Edwards is out with a hyperextended knee and Donte DiVincenzo is gone for the season with a ruptured Achilles.

Denver are also banged up. Aaron Gordon is expected to miss Game 6 with a calf strain, and Peyton Watson hasn’t played a minute in the series with a hamstring strain. Nikola Jokic put up a 27-point triple-double in Game 5 but the Nuggets needed Spencer Jones to go 4-of-5 from three to get there.

Two points at Target Center for the close-out is fine value on NZ betting apps.