April 29 NBA playoff odds, schedule and matchups: Lakers face elimination, are heavy underdogs
The Lakers are on the brink of elimination. Photo by Mark J. Terrill/AP.

Two teams could be going home on Monday night, including the Los Angeles Lakers.

The latest: Los Angeles staved off elimination with a Game 4 win at home but now has to play the Denver Nuggets at altitude. Elsewhere, the Oklahoma City Thunder look to sweep the New Orleans Pelicans while the Boston Celtics are heavily favoured to take a 3-1 series lead over the Miami Heat.

Check out Sunday's basketball schedule and our NBA playoff odds for April 29.

NBA playoff odds: April 29

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Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets

Betting insights

  • Boston has been the league's best road team this season. It is 28-14 away from TD Garden and 19-17-3 ATS as a road favourite. Miami, meanwhile, is 1-10 ATS as a home underdog.
  • The Thunder have won five straight games against the Pelicans and three of those wins have come by 20-plus points, including two in New Orleans.
  • L.A. snapped its 11-game losing streak against Denver. But the Lakers have lost six straight games at Ball Arena by an average of 8.2 points.
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