The No. 2 seed Boston Celtics host the No. 1 seed Miami Heat Monday for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC) and Miami leads the collection 2-1. Below, we have a look at the Heat vs. Celtics odds and features, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
Miami took manage of the series by using blitzing Boston to open Game three Saturday, outscoring the Celtics via 21 factors in the 1st region and keeping on for a 109-103 victory. The Heat won the turnover war, too, 23-8.
The Celtics lost in spite of outperforming the Heat in three of the “four elements,” outshooting Miami from anywhere on the ground and with Heat SF Jimmy Butler missing the whole second 1/2 with a knee harm.
Heat C Bam Adebayo feasted on the Celtics frontcourt with out 2d-team All-Defense C Robert Williams III. Adebayo scored a crew-high 31 points on 68.2% shooting with 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals.
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- Money line (ML): Heat +250 (guess $one hundred to win $250) guess $320 to win $100)
- Against the unfold: Heat +6.five (-105 Celtics -6.five (-a hundred and twenty)
- Over/Under: 206.5 U: -115)
Heat at Celtics key accidents
Heat
- SF Jimmy Butler (knee) questionable
- SG Tyler Herro (groin) out
- PG Kyle Lowry (hamstring) questionable
- SG Max Strus (hamstring) questionable
- PF P.J. Tucker (knee) questionable
- PG Gabe Vincent (hamstring) questionable
Celtics
- PG Marcus Smart (ankle) questionable
- SF Jayson Tatum (shoulder) likely
- C Robert Williams III (knee) questionable
Heat at Celtics choices and predictionsPrediction
PASS due to the fact there’s no way anybody need to take the Heat (+250) till the final injury document is released.
Boston should even this collection up before those groups head returned to Miami for Game five however the Celtics (-320) are a terrible long-term return on investment at that price.
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LEAN HEAT +6.five (-one hundred and five) in view that they have enough protection and revel in to muck this recreation up. If that doesn’t paintings, then Miami’s 3-point capturing (ranked 1st at some point of the normal season) is right sufficient to sneak a backdoor cover.
However, there’s no purpose to hurry to bet on Miami’s unfold because this variety will get bigger if any of the Heat’s ball-handlers or Butler are officially introduced out for Game 4.
There’s a contrarian angle to taking the HEAT +6.five (-one zero five) as properly due to the fact maximum of the public is going to be on the Celtics primarily based on the “zig-zag idea” and with Miami’s sketchy injury document. A contrarian attitude is a worthwhile foundation for sports activities betting.Over/Under
BET the UNDER 206.5 (-one hundred fifteen) due to the fact there’s opposite-line motion headed south of the total, Boston was twenty fourth in tempo at some stage in the ordinary season, Miami became 28th and the Heat will in all likelihood attempt to sluggish this recreation down with their banged-up backcourt.
Roughly 70% of the action and cash is on the Over in keeping with Tipico Sportsbook, however the overall has been lowered from a 208.five-factor opener. This line motion is suspicious considering the fact that oddsmakers commonly adjust the road in step with their legal responsibility.
Miami’s defense ranked sixth in 2d-danger factors in step with sport (PPG) allowed and 1st in paint PPG allowed inside the normal season. Boston’s defense became 5th in 2d-chance PPG allowed and second in paint PPG allowed. Also, these teams were tied for the pleasant shielding three-factor percent inside the NBA.
The UNDER 206.5 (-a hundred and fifteen) is my favourite guess in this sport because of the marketplace movement and the Over cashing within the first three games of this collection so we’re due for an Under.
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