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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 Monday.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -7.5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
Boston lost its last outing, a 115-111 result against the Cavaliers on December 01. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 226 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Miami was a 119-116 loser in its last match on the road against the Raptors. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 235 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Miami:
Team record: 9-9 SU,8-10 ATS
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 9 games
Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 16-4 SU,8-12 ATS
Boston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games
Next up:
Miami home to Los Angeles Wednesday, December 4
Boston home to Detroit Wednesday, December 4