Good stuff Fezzik, and I've always liked your work. Very genuine, and forthcoming. In in a non ball gargling kind of a way that is.
Have to agree with Atlanta (spoiler alert for those that haven't listened yet). The Pacers have shown no real life. Yes they rolled in game 2 but Atlanta always gets rolled more times than not on the road come playoff time. My numbers say Atlanta by 3.26, and the Hawks have covered 60% of the time in the series over the last few years. Plus the Pacers during this down turn have gone 11-27 ATS vs teams making 6 or more 3-pointers/game winning by 1.0 PPG during that span.
Home teams are 116-63, 64.8% SU in NBA playoff games since 2010 off a SU loss, and to know the staying power of that trend go to 2004 where it's 246-130 for 65% since then.
GL
Doc