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Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics
The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at TD Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -4.5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 218.
Boston won its last outing, a 108-104 result against the Knicks on October 25. The Celtics earned a push in that game as a -4-point favorite, while the 212 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Heat were a 103-102 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Pistons. They failed to cover the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (205) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Miami:
Team record: 1-0 SU,0-1 ATS
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 10 games
Boston:
Team record: 1-0 SU,0-0-1 ATS
Boston is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Next up:
Miami at Minnesota Saturday, October 28
Boston at Washington Monday, October 30