Miami Heat VS Boston Celtics sets the pace for the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, as they kick off their series on Wednesday.
For an analysis of the game and accurate NBA Predictions Tonight, MatchPlug a Winning Prediction site to follow for NBA games, has brought you the picks, odds, and predictions for Heat VS Celtics.
The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers are also playing in the Western Conference Finals, you can check our preview on this below.
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Predictions and Betting Preview for Miami Heat VS Boston Celtics Game 1 Eastern Conference Finals
- Venue: TD Garden, Boston, MA.
- When: Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
- Time: 17:30 GMT
- Teams to play: Miami Heat and Boston Celtics.
- NBA Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.322
Odds by BetMGM and 1XBet.
Betting On The Miami Heat
Regular Season Record: 44-38
- 1XBet Spread: +8.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 4.5
- 1XBet Over/Under: Under 210.5
- BetMGM Spread: +8.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 4.00
- BetMGM Over/Under: Over 210.5
The Miami Heat are the underdogs in this series, as they have been in their last two series in this postseason, and they are tired of hearing about it. The team’s success is thanks to head coach Erik Spoelstra, who has done so much with very little.
Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo are still absent, but Jimmy Butler brought the Heat back to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the Celtics a year ago. Butler averages 31.1 points on 52.7 per cent shooting from the field in the playoffs.
Gabe Vincent, Mas Strus, Caleb Martin, Kyle Lowry, and Duncan Robinson banded together to help Miami defeat the Milwaukee Bucks and the New York Knicks in the first and second rounds, respectively. The Heat has seemingly taken to playing well at TD Garden, where they won 13 of their last 18 visits there.
Betting On Boston Celtics
Regular Season Record: 57-25
- 1XBet Spread: -8.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.322
- 1XBet Over/Under: Over 210.5
- BetMGM Spread: -8.5
- BetMGM Moneyline: 1.26
- BetMGM Over/Under: Under 210.5
The Boston Celtics made a significant comeback in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, as they cleaned a 3-2 deficit against the Philadelphia 76ers to move to the conference finals – again.
Last season they beat the Heat in seven matches in the same round and intend to do it again tomorrow night. Jayson Tatum must have the fire by the beginning of Game 1 from cooking the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7, where he posted 51 points.
That offensive barrage raised Tatum’s playoffs scoring average to 28.2 points per game on a 45.3 per cent shooting percentage. One may debate that Jaylen Brown has performed better in the playoffs than Tatum. Brown makes 24.6 points per game on 54.1 per cent shooting. The Celtics will pose a big challenge for Miami on both sides of the court. They are in second place in playoffs with a 118.1 offensive rating and second too in net rating (111.0).
MatchPlug Prediction
Experts predict that the Boston Celtics will deliver an all-around effort and destroy the Miami Heat in a double-digit win.
They already defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, the club of the 2023 NBA MVP, Joel Embiid and James Harden, there is no reason why they won’t beat Miami tomorrow.
Final Prediction: Boston Celtics Moneyline.
