Tyrese Haliburton Injury Causes Shift in Odds Ahead of Celtics vs. Pacers Game 3
News has broken on Saturday afternoon that Tyrese Haliburton will miss Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final due to a left hamstring injury.
ESPN Sources: Indiana Pacers All-NBA G Tyrese Haliburton is unlikely to play Game 3 vs. the Boston Celtics tonight with a left hamstring injury. Boston leads the Eastern Conference Finals 2-0. pic.twitter.com/7QGJVg94OS
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 25, 2024
That leaves an outmatched Pacers team at an even bigger disadvantage as they face a 0-2 deficit to the Boston Celtics. As a result of the news, the betting odds have begun to shift even further in favor of the Celtics.
Let's take a look.
Celtics vs. Pacers Game 3 Odds
The odds listed below are via DraftKings Sportsbook
Before Haliburton injury news: Celtics -7
After Haliburton injury news: Celtics -7.5
The injury news has shifted the odds in favor of the Celtics a half point from Celtics -7 to Celtics -7.5 The move being a small one indicates oddsmakers and bettors likely expected Haliburton to miss this game. When the news was full confirmed, it moved a half point more in favor of the Celtics.
Our NBA expert, Peter Dewey, had a player prop locked in on Haliburton had he played. Now that he's out, Peter will be sticking to a first-half spread bet, which you can read about here.
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.