Tatum looks like he’s out for game two and that is going to affect some of the offense for Boston and it helps in keeping the game under the total. Orlando gave up points to Boston with foul calls and turnovers, so they are going to tighten up more on defense and this game is going to see more missed shots and bad looks for both sides, which helps the under. Also, Orlando plays at the slowest pace and they are terrible at 3 point shooting, despite shooting 37% from the three in game 1, which was decent but they won’t improve on that and they need to watch their fouls too. Without Tatum, Boston is going to lock down more on defense so this game is going to be a rock fight grind right to the end which helps the total stay under as both play at a really slow pace compared to other teams in the Association and game 1 stayed well under the total even with Tatum in the lineup.

Best bet: take Under the Total.