Heat vs. Celtics Predictions: Odds, expert picks, recent stats, trends and best bets for April 2 - Yahoo Sports

Published 1 month ago• 2 minute read

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The latest odds as of Wednesday:

That gives the Heat an implied team point total of 105.95, and the Celtics 111.69.

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Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) leans the Celtics to cover:

"Both teams are on winning streaks and while Miami earning five consecutive wins might be surprising, it isn't really when you look at who they beat. Miami has beaten Charlotte, Golden State, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Washington in that stretch. Boston is superior to those squads and I think the double-digit spread implies that. It's Boston or pass for me."

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