3 Best NBA Prop Bets for Celtics vs. Heat Game 5 (Fade Bam Adebayo, Trust Jimmy Butler to Show Out)
By Peter Dewey
Betting on prop bets in the Boston Celtics-Miami Heat matchup in the Eastern Conference Finals has been tough, as there have been three blowouts in the first four games.
However, with seven different players questionable for Game 5 tonight, we may get a more even matchup, with the Celtics sitting as 2.5-point favorites at WynnBET.
Here are my three favorite prop bets for Game 5:
Best Prop Bets for Celtics vs. Heat Game 5
- Bam Adebayo UNDER 15.5 Points (-115)
- Jaylen Brown UNDER 24.5 Points (-135)
- Jimmy Butler 30+ Points and Rebounds (-164)
Bam Adebayo UNDER 15.5 Points (-115)
Bam Adebayo showed a flash of just how good he can be when he’s aggressive in Game 3, scoring 31 points on 15-of-22 shooting from the field.
However, he hasn’t shown that aggressiveness at all in his other games, failing to score more than 12 points in five of his last six games.
The biggest issue for Adebayo is volume. He’s taken seven or fewer shots in all five games that he missed this number, and I can’t trust him to be aggressive enough with Jimmy Butler in the lineup.
Jaylen Brown UNDER 24.5 Points (-135)
Jaylen Brown has been solid in this postseason, and he had a 40-point game in Game 3 of this series, but I think this number is inflated in Game 5.
In 15 playoff games, Brown has scored 25 or more points in just four games despite averaging 22.9 points per game in the playoffs.
Oddsmakers had been putting this line at 23.5, which made things tricky since Brown has a couple 24-point games, but at 24.5 I’ll gladly side with the under, especially since the total in this game is at 203.5.
Jimmy Butler 30+ Points and Rebounds (-164)
I think we’re going to get a bounce-back game from Jimmy Butler in Miami.
Butler has struggled the last two games, and he missed the second half of Game 3 with a knee injury.
However, prior to those matchups he had cleared 30-plus points and rebounds in six straight games and nine of his 14 total games this postseason.
I know this is a lot of juice at -164, but Butler may get there on points alone if he plays well in Game 5.
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