Miami Heat at Boston Celtics NBA Picks - Odds - Free ATS Predictions
Date:
December 20, 7:35 pm
Location:
TD Garden
TV:
FSN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Boston -8
Total:
200.5
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The Boston Celtics will welcome the Miami Heat to Beantown for an Eastern Conference clash set to take place at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The tip is set for 7:35 PM ET and is scheduled to be televised on FSN for regional audiences. Heading into their clash with the Heat in November, the Celtics had won the last eight meetings. The Heat would use some home cooking to change that. Miami was the victor in 104-98 upset of the Celtics in the American Airlines Arena.
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Miami Heat at Boston Celtics Overview<br />
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The Celtics own the East’s best record as they sit just a game ahead of the Toronto Raptors in the conference standings with a two-game lead over rival Cleveland. Most recently, Boston won their second consecutive outing in dramatic fashion. Boston would defeat Indiana on the road by just a hair in 112-111 thriller. The Heat were defeated two nights ago in Atlanta by a score of 110-104.
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Miami at Boston NBA Key Betting Trends<br />
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On the year, Boston stands at 26-7 SU while posting an economical 21-10-1 record against the spread.
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For Miami, the Heat are 11-17-2 against the spread but sit at 15-15 in straight up markets.
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Boston is 13-3 SU in Boston.
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Public Money<br />
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From the early going, copious amounts of action have rolled in on the Celtics. 74% of the cash and 87% of the tickets are with Boston spotting the lumber to the Heat. Despite this, the market has not moved despite the propensity by the public. In Over/Under markets, the market has fallen by a half of a point to indicate action on the Under. Despite this, 89% of the cash and 71% of the tickets are on the Over. In Money Line markets, Miami is priced as a +292 road dog while the Celtics are come in as a -333 home favorite.
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Miami Heat at Boston Celtics Pick
This market typifies what bettors can expect when they desire to book a team like Boston on its own court. Essentially, you pay a premium to back the Celtics when they are at home. There is no other rationale as to why the price here on Boston is so high, given the fact the Heat own the most recent win in this series. Be that as it may, some will argue that perhaps Boston was overlooking Miami in the last endeavor. However, the public in that market was all over Boston when it was spotting low-hanging fruit as a road favorite to Miami. In November, the Heat were taking back 1.5 points and won by six. Now, a month later this same team is taking by 6.5 more points. We have to like that position given the fact Miami will enter this affair with a bit more jazz in their step because they know they can beat this very team. Grab the inflated points.
Free Pick:
Take Miami +8
