Miami vs Boston Prediction: the Celtics ' Third Win Over the Heat This Season

Boston, the current NBA champions, will play an away game against Miami after losing to Oklahoma. Will the Celtics be able to recover? We're offering a prediction for this game. We'll look at the statistics, the odds set by the bookmakers, and choose a few betting options.

Miami

Miami have had a lot of losses recently. In their last game on 13 March, Erik Spoelstra's team lost at home to the Los Angeles Clippers with a score of 104–119. Miami has now lost five games in a row, including a home game against Charlotte (102:105) - one of the weakest teams of the current season.

After the trade deadline, Miami started to have problems, and the Heat are now in ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 29 wins and 36 losses. Miami is already 7.0 wins away from the top 6, so they probably won't make the play-offs.

Boston

The Celtics had won five games in a row before their home game against Oklahoma, but they lost (112-118). Oklahoma are top of the Western Conference. So, Joe Mazzulla's team failed to ruin their opponents' holiday, as the Tanders also secured a place in the playoffs with this win.

Boston is also close to the playoffs, sitting in second place in the Eastern Conference with 47 wins and 19 losses. The Celtics are 15.0 wins away from seventh place, so they can theoretically secure a first-round bye in the postseason after the Miami game.

Expert Betting Tips

Miami is having problems with their game at the moment and will find it hard to stop Boston. The Celtics will also be extremely motivated after their unexpected loss to Oklahoma. We predict that the Celtics will win, and we also predict that the total number of points scored in the game will be higher than expected.

Also, let's take Boston's TO rebounds here. This bet has gone as confidently as possible in both already played matches of the season series.

Our picks:
TO (212.5) for 1.77

H2 (-7.5) for 1.83

Rebounds IT2O (44.5) for 1.697