The Boston Celtics will play the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs.
The Celtics take the court as double-digit favorites against the Heat. The Celtics are favored by 15 points. The matchup’s over/under is set at 207.5.
Celtics vs. Heat Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -15
- Total: 207.5
- Moneyline: Boston -1429, Miami +828
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Prediction
- Pick ATS: Heat (+ 15)
- Pick OU:
Over (207.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 119 – Heat 105
Moneyline
- Boston has won 63, or 79.7%, of the 79 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- Boston has yet to lose in five games when named as at least a -1429 moneyline favorite.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Boston has a 93.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Miami has compiled an 11-24 record in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 31.4% of those games).
- Miami has yet to play as a moneyline underdog of +828 or longer.
- Miami has a 10.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Against the spread
- The Celtics score 120.6 points per game, 12.2 more points than the 108.4 the Heat give up.
- When Boston puts up more than 108.4 points, it is 40-25-3 against the spread and 58-10 overall.
- Miami has put together a 27-12-2 ATS record and a 33-8 overall record in games it scores more than 109.2 points.
- Boston has an ATS record of 33-10-3 and a 42-4 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 110.1 points.
- The Celtics are the NBA’s second-ranked scoring team (120.6 PPG), while the Heat rank third in points per game allowed (108.4) in the league.
- The 26th-ranked scoring NBA team (110.1 PPG) is Miami, while the Boston squad ranks fifth in the league defensively (109.2 PPG).
- The Celtics have put up a total of 930 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 11.4 per game), and the Heat have out-scored opponents by 144 points on the season (1.7 more per game).
- Boston’s average implied point total this year is 8.1 more points than its implied total in Wednesday’s game (119.1 implied points on average compared to 111 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Boston has put up more than 111 points in 64 games.
- The average implied point total on the season for Miami (113) is 17 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (96).
How to watch Celtics vs. Heat
- Game Day: Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT and NBCS-BOS
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Arena: TD Garden
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
- Live stream: Watch on Fubo!
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