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(14-12) Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat (9-18)
Date: Sunday December 18
Time: 6:00PM EST
Venue: American Airlines Arena, Miami Florida
NBA Moneyline Odds: Celtics -4
NBA Betting Odds: Off
NBA Betting Total: 201.5
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The Celtics come in as winners of 3 of their last 4 games, while Miami lost a tough game to the Clippers Friday night.
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Boston comes in after a key Eastern Conference win Friday, while Miami lost to the Clippers.
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Isiah Thomas put on a show against the Hornets. He finished the game with 26 points on 9-20 shooting from the floor. He also chipped in 5 assists as well.
Thomas is one of the best scoring guards i the league, but his last game against Miami he had a poor shooting night. He was 2-10 from 3 pt range in their last game against Miami, but I don’t expect him to put in a poor performance.
Look for Thomas to get to his season averages of 26 and 6 tonight.
Al Horford put in a great performance against the Hornets, coming close to the amazing 5×5 stat line. He finished the game with 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks, 5 assists and 2 steals.
He dominated a front court that had Marvin Williams coming back from injury, but will face a much tougher test in Hassan Whiteside.
I don’t see Horford coming close to a 5×5 two nights in a row, but he should pick up 16 points and 10 rebounds in this one.
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The Celtics did a good job of defending the 3 point line, forcing Charlotte into rushed shots, and it paid off as the Hornets were just 8-30 from 3 point range.
The heat have capable shooters in Tyler Johnson and Goran Dragic, and if the C’s can’t put up a similar performance on D it may get ugly quickly.
Miami Heat
Hassan Whiteside has been a force on the boards all season long, but looks like he is getting into a hot streak on both ends of the floor. Whiteside has grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 3 straight games, and has 10 or more in 9 of the last 10 Miami games.
Al Horford shouldn’t be a threat in the post to stop Whiteside, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Whiteside flirted with a triple double by the time this one is over. He should be dominant all game long.
Goran Dragic was great against the Clippers on Friday. Facing future Hall of Famer Chris Paul he had 21 points and 11 assists, with only 1 turnover.
The Heat have been inconsistent this season, and facing Avery Bradley should mean a poor shooting night for the talented guard.
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Second year swingman Justice Winslow bounced back from a poor shooting game against the Pacers (2 points on 1-5 shooting) to drop 15 on the Clippers. Can he be the next Miami superstar to bring them a title?
It is still really early in the young player’s career, but he should continue to be a nice complementary piece for Whiteside and Dragic.
Look for him to put up at least 10 points in this one and keep the Heat in the game late.
NBA Betting Trends:
- BOS are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 road games.
- Under is 14-6 in BOS last 20 overall.
- MIA are 35-17-2 ATS in their last 54 Sun. games.
- Underdog is 11-3 ATS in the last 14 meetings.
- Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
Free Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat NBA Prediction:
Boston should clamp down the defense on the Heat’s guards, and that will be enough to lead them to victory.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Boston ATS
Back the Celtics on Sunday ATS.
NBA Free Score Prediction: Boston 101 – Miami 94
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