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Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics
The fans at TD Garden will be treated to a game between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -9-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 201.
Boston won its last outing, a 93-80 result against the Heat on May 25. The Celtics covered in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 173 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Miami was a 93-80 loser at home against the Celtics. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (173) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Miami:
Team record: 63-35 SU,55-42-1 ATS
Miami is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games
Miami is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Miami's last 16 games
Boston:
Team record: 62-36 SU,54-42-2 ATS
Boston is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Boston is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home
Next up:
Miami home to Boston Sunday, May 29