Betting tips for 2022 NBA Finals - Warriors-Celtics Game 6

All odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook.

Steph Struggles: Stephen Curry didn't make a 3 pointer for the first time in his postseason career in Monday's Game 5 win. That is unlikely to happen again and we could even see superhuman Steph in Game 6. The last time he failed to make three 3's in a game was Game 6 of the Western conference finals. He responded in his next game with six 3's in the first quarter of the NBA Finals earlier this month.

X-Factor: Marcus Smart not only leads the Celtics in scoring in the second half during this series but has impacted the team in other ways that should help them in this win-or-go-home Game 6. He has a 3.8 assist-to-turnover ratio in wins, more than double his rate in losses (1.3) over the past month. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown garner most of the attention, but it's unlikely that the Finals go back to San Francisco without Smart giving the Celtics a strong effort.

— Kyle Soppe

Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics9 p.m ET, TD Garden, Boston

Line: Celtics (-4)Money line: Celtics (-170), Warriors (+145)Total: 210 pointsBPI Projected Total: 222.4 pointsBPI Win%: Celtics (68.8%)

Notable: Unders are 8-5 in Boston's past 13 outright wins.

Best bet: Andrew Wiggins under 18.5 points: Andrew Wiggins was amazing in Game 5, but none of those stats will help cash tickets in Game 6. Wiggins scored 26 points and led the Warriors shots (23) because Stephen Curry had an off night. It's tough to predict that same usage in Game 6 as Wiggins' scoring upside is more limited than you might assume. He has played 192 minutes this series and attempted just 13 free throws while missing 21-of-28 3-point attempts. He cashed over tickets in Game 5 by shooting 12-of-17 from inside the 3-point line,