NBA betting - Bets that stand out for Tuesday's playoff games - ESPN

The 2025 NBA playoffs continue Tuesday with four Game 5s, with the Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks and Boston Celtics all at home with a chance to clinch their respective series. The Denver Nuggets host LA Clippers in the final game of the night with their series tied, 2-2.

Here are some of the bets that stand out for Tuesday's games.

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Tyrese Haliburton over 10.5 assists (-120)

Haliburton is quietly distributing at peak levels, the way he did when he led the NBA in assists last season before his injury. Haliburton has averaged 11.3 APG over his past 24 outings, including the playoffs, with double-digit assists in 21 of those 24 games. Haliburton faced the Milwaukee Bucks six times in those 24 games, notching double-digit assists in all six, and in his past five games against the Bucks has averaged 12.8 APG with at least 12 dimes in four of them. — Andre' Snellings

Karl-Anthony Towns over 24.5 points (-105)

Outside of Game 2 of this series, when Towns scored only 10 points, he has dominated against the Detroit Pistons all season. He scored at least 21 points in all six other matchups against the Pistons, including the playoffs. Towns has picked it up even more in the 2025 calendar year. Minus Game 2, Towns has averaged 26.4 PPG in five 2025 matchups with the Pistons with at least 23 points scored in every game. He has notched 31 and 27 points in his past two against the Pistons. — Snellings

Paolo Banchero over 29.5 points (-105)

Banchero came out of the All-Star break on a scoring explosion, averaging 30.4 PPG over 19 games between Feb. 27 and April 8. After a couple of down games in blowouts to end the season and in the play-in, Banchero has