NBA East Final Game of the Year - Thursday
- Handicapper
- Jim Feist
- League
- NBA
- Competition
- Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics
- Time
- 05/25/2023 08:32 PM
- Bet Type
- Point Spread
- Pick
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Miami Heat +8 (-110)
(Caesars)
- Outcome
- Loss
- Analysis
- The Celtics could have easily rolled over and went quietly after being down 0-3 in this series with the Heat. But, they didn't and won easily on game four, 116-99. The Celtics shot 51.2% from the field and a series best 40% from the 3-point arc. The only negative is that they were out-rebounded for the third time in the series. So here we are in game five and the Celtics face the arduous task of trying to become the ONLY team in NBA history to come from a 0-3 deficit to win a series. The oddsmaker thinks they have a good shot tonight, making them an eight-point favorite. For me, that's too many points to give this Heat team that has already beaten the Celtics at Boston twice in this series. I'll take the points here tonight with Miami.