Boston Celtics at Miami Heat 1/6/21: NBA Basketball free preview, analysis, prediction, odds and pick against the spread.
2021-01-06 19:30:00 EDT
The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat meet Wednesday in NBA action at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
The Boston Celtics look for another win after winning four of their last five games. The Boston Celtics are averaging 113.4 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 112.5 points on 47.2 percent shooting. Jaylen Bitemn is averaging 26.9 points and 3.1 assists while Jayson Tatum is averaging 26.3 points and 7.6 rebounds. Marcus Smart is the third double-digit scorer and Payton Pritchard is grabbing two rebounds. The Boston Celtics are shooting 40.2 percent from beyond the arc and 74.1 percent from the free thitem line. The Boston Celtics are allowing 36.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.9 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat look for a win to get a game above a .500 record. The Miami Heat are averaging 105.8 points on 48.5 percent shooting and allowing 107.7 points on 43.5 percent shooting. Bam Adebayo is averaging 19.2 points and eight rebounds while Tyler Herro is averaging 14.3 points and 4.7 assists. Goran Dragic is the third double-digit scorer and Avery Bradley is grabbing 1.6 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free thitem line. The Miami Heat are allowing 37.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.3 rebounds per game.
The Celtics are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 21-6 ATS in their last 27 games as an underdog. The Heat are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games and 19-8 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Celtics last 5 overall. The under is 4-1 in Heat last 5 overall. The Celtics are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Boston Celtics are playing the better basketball entering this contest, but without Kemba in the lineup, the Heat are still the better team and have won five of the last seven meetings against Boston. The Miami Heat are also coming off their best performance of the season and they usually play their best against better competition. Should be a fun rematch of the ECF a couple months ago, but I’ll lay the bucket with the Heat at home.
