The Boston Celtics (34-10) will visit the Miami Heat (24-20) after winning three straight road games. It starts at 7:30 PM ET on Thursday, January 25, 2024.
The Celtics head into their matchup against the Heat as a 6.5-point favorite. The matchup features an over/under of 225.5.
Celtics vs. Heat Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:31 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Boston -6.5
- Total: 225.5
- Moneyline: Boston -280, Miami +227
Celtics at Heat odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 6.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (225.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 117 – Heat 109
- Boston has been victorious in 33, or 78.6%, of the 42 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season, Boston has come away with a win 23 times in 24 chances when named as a favorite of at least -280 or better on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Boston has a 73.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- Miami has been the moneyline underdog 18 total times this season. Miami has gone 6-12 in those games.
- Miami has gone 1-4 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +227 or longer (20%).
- Miami has a 30.6% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The Celtics average 120.3 points per game, 9.8 more points than the 110.5 the Heat give up.
- Boston has a 20-13-2 record against the spread and a 30-5 record overall when putting up more than 110.5 points.
- Miami is 14-8-1 against the spread and 17-6 overall when it scores more than 110.6 points.
- Boston has an ATS record of 16-5-2 and a 21-2 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 110.5 points.
- The Celtics are the NBA’s fourth-ranked scoring team (120.3 PPG), while the Heat rank fourth in points per game allowed (110.5) in the league.
- The 27th-ranked scoring NBA team (110.5 PPG) is Miami, while the Boston squad ranks fifth in the league defensively (110.6 PPG).
- The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by a total of 426 points this season (9.7 points per game on average), and opponents of the Heat have out-scored them by only one more point on the year (zero per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for Boston this year is 119.5 points, 3.5 more points than its implied total of 116 points in Thursday’s game.
- This season, Boston has scored more than 116 points in 31 games.
- The 113.5-point average implied total on the season for Miami is 3.5 more points than the team’s 110-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Celtics vs. Heat
- Game Day: Thursday, January 25, 2024
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Arena: Kaseya Center
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