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Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics
The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -7.5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 214.5.
In their last action, Boston was a 116-99 winner on the road against the Heat. They covered the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (215) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Miami, they were a 116-99 loser as they battled the Celtics at home. The Heat failed to cover in the match as a -1-point favorite, while 215 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Miami:
Team record: 56-43 SU,42-54-3 ATS
Miami is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Miami's last 15 games
Boston:
Team record: 66-33 SU,54-44-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Boston's last 15 games
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
Next up:
Miami home to Boston Saturday, May 27