The Boston Celtics (18-4) will try to continue a five-game winning run when hosting the Miami Heat (10-12) on Friday, December 2, 2022 at TD Garden. This game is at 4:30 PM ET on NBCS-BOS and BSSUN.
The Celtics head into their game against the Heat as an 8.5-point favorite. The point total for the matchup is set at 224.5.
Celtics vs. Heat Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -8.5
- Total: 224.5
- Moneyline: Boston -359, Miami +285
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Heat at Celtics odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 8.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (224.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 119 – Heat 108
- Boston has been victorious in 18, or 81.8%, of the 22 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Boston has yet to lose in six games when named as at least a -359 moneyline favorite.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Boston has a 78.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Miami is 1-7 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 12.5% of those games).
- Miami has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +285 or longer in two chances.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Miami’s implied win probability is 26%.
- The Celtics put up 11.9 more points per game (121.9) than the Heat give up (110.0).
- When Boston totals more than 110.0 points, it is 14-5 against the spread and 17-2 overall.
- Boston has a 17-2 record when scoring more than 110.0 points.
- Miami has a 7-12-1 record against the spread and a 10-10 record overall when giving up fewer than 121.9 points.
- Miami is 10-10 when giving up fewer than 121.9 points.
- The Heat put up an average of 109.0 points per game, only 4.3 fewer points than the 113.3 the Celtics allow to opponents.
- Miami is 3-2 against the spread and 4-1 overall when it scores more than 113.3 points.
- Miami has put together a 4-1 record in games it scores more than 113.3 points.
- Boston has an ATS record of 6-1 and a 7-0 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 109.0 points.
- Boston has a 7-0 record when its opponents score fewer than 109.0 points.
- The Celtics are at the top of the NBA’s scoring charts (121.9 PPG), while the Heat allow the eighth-fewest points per game (110.0) in the league.
- Miami’s squad is currently the 27th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (109.0 PPG), while Boston’s team is 15th in points allowed per game (113.3).
- The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by a total of 189 points this season (8.6 points per game on average), and opponents of the Heat have out-scored them by 23 more points on the year (1.0 per game).