Daily News | Celtics open as huge favorites in series vs. Sixers as Joel Embiid’s injury status remains unclear
The Boston Celtics finally closed out the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of their first round NBA playoff series Thursday night, not that Sixers fans — or the Sixers themselves, given Joel Embiid’s injury status — were in a rush for the series to end.
So here the Sixers are, back in the second round, where most of their recent seasons have gone to end. And aGiven the aforementioned Embiid injury, it should have come as no surprise to see the Celtics, the reigning Eastern Conference champions, as big favorites when betting markets opened atOdds as of 11 p.m. ET on April 27The Celtics opened as even larger favorites when FanDuel first released the odds.
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