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- Miami Heat at Boston Celtics picks for Monday, December 2
- Game is taking place at TD Garden
- Preview, predictions, stats & form
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- Miami Heat at Boston Celtics Preview & Picks
- Head To Head
- Miami Heat Form
- Boston Celtics Form
Miami Heat at Boston Celtics Preview & Picks
Miami Heat at Boston Celtics Preview & Picks
Miami are tipped to cover as a double digit underdog on the road.
Boston may boast an excellent win-loss record, but when it comes to covering the spread they have been a disappointment, and Miami tend to play better against elite teams.
- Boston Celtics are 3-9-0 ATS this season
- Boston Celtics are 5-9-0 ATS in their last 14 games as a double digit favorite
- Miami Heat are 3-2-0 ATS in their last 5 visits to Boston
- The Under has cashed in 4 of the previous 6 meetings
Head To Head
- Boston Celtics lead the all-time series 104-74
- Boston Celtics won 118-84 when the two teams last met on May 1
Miami Heat Form
Miami head to Boston on an inconsistent run of form, having gone 6-4 in their previous 10 games to sit 9-9.
The Heat began this sequence with a 95-94 win at Minnesota that brought an end to a three-game losing skid.
They then lost 123-121 in overtime in Detroit, before splitting a couple of games with the Pacers in Indiana, winning 124-111 and losing 119-110.
Miami responded with home wins over Philadelphia, 106-89, and Dallas, 123-118 in overtime, before losing 106-103 to Milwaukee.
The Heat rebounded from that loss with a 98-94 win in Charlotte and a 121-111 home success against Toronto, only to then lose 119-116 at the Raptors last night.
Boston Celtics Form
Boston enter this matchup looking to rebound from last night’s defeat in Cleveland that ended a seven-game win streak.
The Celtics started that red-hot run by responding to a 117-116 defeat to Atlanta with a 139-114 blowout of Brooklyn on the road.
They then returned home to down Toronto 126-123 in overtime, before beating Cleveland 120-117 in regulation.
Boston went out on the road after that to beat Washington 108-96, and kept their winning run going when they returned home to down Minnesota 107-105 and the LA Clippers 126-94.
The Celtics made it seven-in-a-row with a 138-129 victory in Chicago, before finally seeing that run end with a 115-111 loss in Cleveland on Sunday.
Verdict
Boston have made a great start to their defence of the title, but they remain an unreliable spread beat, especially when favored by 10 points or more.
The Heat tend to play to the level of competition they are facing, so we are going to take Miami and the free buckets.
Miami +10.5
Spread
@-111.11 - 4 Units
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Under 220.5
Total Points
@-111.11 - 2 Units
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