Heat vs. Celtics Prediction and Odds (Trust Boston to Keep Up Dominant Second Half)
By Peter Dewey
The No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference is up for grabs on Wednesday night as the Miami Heat travel to take on the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.
Miami has stumbled recently, winning just four of its last 10 games, but it will get a banged up Celtics team that is without starting center Robert Williams.
That should make things easier for Bam Adebayo down low, but the Celtics are still favored in this game as they look to continue their crazy second half run.
Here are the odds for this game via WynnBET Sportsbook:
Heat vs. Celtics Odds, Spread and Total
Spread:
- Heat: +5 (-110)
- Celtics -5 (-110)
Moneyline:
- Heat: +170
- Celtics: -210
Total:
- 213 (Over -110/Under -110)
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Heat vs. Celtics Prediction and Pick
The Heat have been solid as road dogs all season, going 11-5 against the spread, but I think Boston is almost impossible to fade as just a five-point favorite.
The Celtics lost their last game without Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, but Boston had won six straight games by nine or more points prior to the loss.
Not only that, but the Celtics haven’t won a game by less than six points since Jan. 15 against the Chicago Bulls.
Sure, there’s a chance the Celtics lose this game, but they have played the No. 2 defense and No. 2 offense in the NBA over their last 10 games while Miami is eighth and 22nd in those categories.
Boston simply is the better team at the moment, and I have no problem laying the points with the Celtics until they start to regress from this crazy run.
Lean: Celtics -5 (-110)
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