Kendrick Perkins unveiled his Celtics-Pacers prediction: The Celtics and Pacers get underway in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night, pitting the No. 1 seed against the No. 6 seed.
By that measurement alone, Boston is the overwhelming favorite. Even taken in context, the Celtics are seen by experts as a -1300 betting favorite, according to Vegas Insider.
Yet not everyone predicts a Boston runaway. In fact, one of the voices forecasting a tight series is none other than Kendrick Perkins, a member of the Celtics’ 2008 championship team (now an ESPN analyst).