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Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics

The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at TD Garden.

Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -7.5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 215.5.

Boston won its last outing, a 113-105 result against the Hawks on January 19. The Celtics covered in that game as a -6.5-point favorite, while the 218 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Miami was a 117-103 winner in its last match on the road against the Bulls. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 220 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Miami:
Team record: 22-22 SU,24-20 ATS
Miami is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Miami's last 13 games
Miami is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games on the road

Boston:
Team record: 28-18 SU,24-22 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Boston's last 20 games

Next up:
Miami home to Los Angeles Wednesday, January 23
Boston home to Cleveland Wednesday, January 23