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Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat
The Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -3.5-point favorites versus the Celtics, while the game's total opened at 218.
The Heat were a 118-90 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Thunder. They covered the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (208) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Boston won its last outing, a 126-114 result against the Raptors on January 04. The Celtics covered in that game as a +6-point underdog, while the 240 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Boston:
Team record: 5-3 SU,4-4 ATS
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Miami:
Team record: 3-3 SU,3-3 ATS
Miami is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Boston home to Washington Friday, January 8
Miami at Washington Saturday, January 9