The New York Knicks host the Boston Celtics for Game 6 of their best-of-7 second-round NBA Playoff series. Tip from Madison Square Garden is set for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Celtics vs. Knicks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

The end of the Boston Celtics' Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks on Monday was devastating. Far worse than going down 3-1 in their second-round series was the fact that Jayson Tatum was lost for the remainder of this run (and likely next season) after rupturing his Achilles tendon.

SportsLine's model simulated New York vs. Boston 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Wednesday's Game 5 Eastern Conference semifinal matchup, as the Celtics will be without leading scorer Jays