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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 -6.5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 208.5.
In their last action, Boston was a 109-103 loser at home against the Heat. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (212) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Miami won its last outing, a 109-103 result against the Celtics on May 21. The Heat covered in that game as a +5.5-point underdog, while the 212 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Miami:
Team record: 63-33 SU,55-40-1 ATS
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games
Boston:
Team record: 60-36 SU,52-42-2 ATS
Boston is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
Boston is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
Next up:
Miami home to Boston Wednesday, May 25