The Miami Heat will host the Boston Celtics on Monday in an Eastern Conference clash and the Heat will finally have their reinforcements after trading Jimmy Butler away at the NBA trade deadline. Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson and Davion Mitchell were all part of the return for Butler in a five-team deal and all three are expected to make their debuts tonight. Miami is 25-25 on the season and sits seventh in the East standings while Boston is 37-16 and currently occupies second.
Tipoff from the Kaseya Center in Miami is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday. The visiting team is listed as a 6.5-point favorite in the latest Heat vs. Celtics odds and the over/under is 217.5 points. Before making any Celtics vs. Heat picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the advanced computer model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 17 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 147-104 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning nearly $4,000. It’s also an outstanding 18-9 (67%) on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Miami vs. Boston. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Celtics vs. Heat:
- Heat vs. Celtics spread: Celtics -6.5
- Heat vs. Celtics over/under: 217.5 points
- Heat vs. Celtics money line: Boston -242, Miami +198
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Why the Heat can cover
Miami is coming off a 102-86 loss to the Nets on Friday while shorthanded and has now lost eight of its last 13 games. Terry Rozier led the team with 20 points off the bench in the loss and Bam Adebayo had 18 points and eight rebounds while Kel’el Ware had a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds.
It was a difficult shooting night for the Heat, as they hit just 35.6% from the floor as a team. However, the addition of Wiggins, who will wear Butler’s former No. 22, should help give the team a needed boost offensively. See which team to back at SportsLine.
Why the Celtics can cover
Meanwhile, everything went the Celtics’ way against the Knicks on Saturday as they made off with a 131-104 win. Jayson Tatum had 40 points in addition to six rebounds in the victory. Payton Pritchard was another standout, going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points.
Boston has covered the spread in five of its last six against Miami, including a comfortable cover as 9.5-point favorites on Dec. 2. Jaylen Brown led the team with 29 points in that victory and Pritchard had another 25-point performance off the bench. See which team to back at SportsLine.
How to make Heat vs. Celtics picks
The model has simulated Boston vs. Miami 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Over, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in nearly 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Celtics vs. Heat, and which side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Heat vs. Celtics spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 147-104 roll on top-rated NBA picks since last season, and find out.
