Boston Celtics (35-12) vs. Miami Heat (26-22)
January 24, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Heat PK; Over/Under: +224.5
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The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat meet Tuesday in NBA action at the Miami-Dade Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Boston Celtics Betting Preview
The Boston Celtics are averaging 118.5 points on 47.5 percent shooting and allowing 112.2 points on 46.9 percent shooting. Jayson Tatum is averaging 31.2 points and 8.5 rebounds, while Jaylen Brown is averaging 26.9 points and 3.3 assists. Malcolm Brogdon is the third double-digit scorer and Marcus Smart is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The Boston Celtics are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 83.1 percent from the free throw line. The Boston Celtics are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat Betting Preview
The Miami Heat are averaging 108.6 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 108.4 points on 47.4 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.6 points and 6.1 rebounds, while Bam Adebayo is averaging 21.4 points and 10.1 rebounds. Tyler Herro is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc and 82.7 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 37 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.4 rebounds per game.
Trends
The Celtics are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 Tuesday games and 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 0 days rest. The Heat are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games. The under is 4-1 in Celtics last 5 overall. The under is 8-3 in Heat last 11 overall. The Celtics are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Miami and 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Boston Celtics are on the end of a back to back, and they’re coming off another strange loss to the Magic. The Heat have consistency issues, but they have a thing for getting up for the big games and tough opponents. It’s the bottom feeders you have to worry about with the Heat. The Heat play to their level of competition, and we can’t forget they beat Boston on the road in overtime about a month and a half ago. Give me the rested home team.
