Heat vs Celtics 9/17/20 - NBA Betting Odds & Picks
Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics
NBA: 7:00 PM EST
Sep. 17, 2020
TV: ESPN
Latest Odds : BOS -1.5 Total 209.5
The Celtics and the Heat kicked off their series in a tremendous fashion. The fashion was the game would go to overtime after the Celtics had dominated the game for almost the entire time. Now, the funny part is the Heat ended up getting the win over the Boston team and that was very impressive as the Heat showed quite a bit of resiliency.
One thing that could help the Celtics out in this game is if they are able to play better defense and keep the lead. The Celtics had been battling and with just a couple of minutes left in the game had the lead. However, Boston was unable to keep the lead secured and that definitely hurt the Celtics as the overtime period seen them get outscored rather easily.
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Goran Dragic ended up leading the Heat in the scoring department with a total of 29 points. The second high scorer for the Heat was Jae Crowder who put in a total of 22 points. Tyler Herro ended up coming in to play a total of 40 minutes in the game and pulled down a total of 11 boards in the game.
Jayson Tatum ended up getting the point and rebounding lead for the Celtics in the game. Tatum pulled down a total of 14 boards in the game, but also managed to get a total of 30 points as well. Marcus Smart managed to get a total of 26 points in the game. A problem for the Celtics could be coming from the fact that none of the starters had under 35 minutes played in the game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Miami are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against Boston.
Miami are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games.
Boston are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 10 games.
Free Betting Pick: Miami Heat +1.5
The Heat proved that they are a great team that is able to play consistent basketball, but also can pull out the win in the big pressure games. Look for the Heat to continue to play good in this game here and that can really come as a surprise to the Celtics who are one team that has been seen as the favorite for a long time coming in the series, but their defense is one that choked and choked at the wrong period and from the look of it are unable to handle the stress of a high pressure game. Final Score, Miami Heat win 112-107.