The Miami Heat are just a 1.5-point favorite against the Boston Celtics when Bam Adebayo and the Heat (44-38) and Jayson Tatum’s Celtics (57-25) square off on May 23, 2023 in a game projected to be a close matchup. The matchup’s over/under is set at 216.5.
Last time out, the Heat bested the Celtics 128-102 on Sunday. Gabe Vincent led the way with a team-leading 29 points in the victory for the Heat, while Tatum notched 14 points in the loss for the Celtics.
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Heat Vs. Celtics Odds, Betting Line, Matchup Info
- When: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET
- Where: FTX Arena in Miami, Florida
- TV: TNT
- Spread Favorite: Heat -1.5
- Moneyline Favorite: Heat -121
- Moneyline Underdog: Celtics +101
- Over/Under: 216.5 points
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Heat Betting Trends
- The Heat have won 31 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover or pushing 51 times.
- When playing as at least 1.5-point favorites this season, Miami has an ATS record of 19-35-2.
- The Heat have come away with 37 wins in the 59 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season, Miami has come away with a win 33 times in 53 chances when named as a favorite of at least -121 or shorter on the moneyline.
- A total of 40 out of the Heat’s 82 games this season have gone over the point total.
- Miami and its opponents have combined to score more than 216.5 points in 47 of 82 games this season.
- Heat games this year have an average total of 219.3, 2.8 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
Heat Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler | 64 | 22.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Bam Adebayo | 75 | 20.4 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Max Strus | 80 | 11.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Kyle Lowry | 55 | 11.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Victor Oladipo | 42 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Heat Season Stats
- Miami has a -26 scoring differential, putting up 109.5 points per game (30th in the league) and allowing 109.8 (second in the NBA).
- The 40.6 rebounds per game the Heat average rank 27th in the NBA, and are 1.3 fewer than the 41.9 their opponents record per contest.
- The Heat are scoring 111.4 points per game this year at home, which is 3.9 more points than they’re averaging away from home (107.5).
- Miami is allowing 110.2 points per game this year in home games, which is 0.9 more points than it is allowing in away games (109.3).
- The Heat are tallying 115.4 points per contest in their past 20 games, compared to their season average of 109.5.
- While Miami is surrendering 109.8 points per game in 2022-23, it has improved that mark in its past 20 games, allowing 108.7 points per contest.
- Over their previous 20 games, the Heat are making 14.1 three-pointers per game, 2.1 more than their season average (12). They also have a better three-point percentage over their past 20 contests (38.3%) compared to their season average (34.4%).
Heat Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/10 | Knicks | L 112-103 | Away | +3.5 |
| 5/12 | Knicks | W 96-92 | Home | -6.5 |
| 5/17 | Celtics | W 123-116 | Away | +8.5 |
| 5/19 | Celtics | W 111-105 | Away | +10 |
| 5/21 | Celtics | W 128-102 | Home | +4.5 |
| 5/23 | Celtics | – | Home | -1.5 |
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Celtics Betting Trends
- Boston has won 44 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover or pushing 38 times.
- The Celtics have an ATS record of 8-1 when playing as at least 1.5-point underdogs this year.
- Boston has entered the game as underdogs nine times this season and won five of those games.
- The Celtics have a record of 4-4 when they’re set as an underdog of +101 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- So far this season, 40 out of Boston’s 82 games with an over/under have hit the over.
- Celtics games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 216.5 points in 62 of 82 outings.
- Boston has a 229.4-point average over/under in its matchups this season, 12.9 more points than this game’s point total.
Celtics Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 74 | 30.1 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Jaylen Brown | 67 | 26.6 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 67 | 14.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2 |
| Derrick White | 82 | 12.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Marcus Smart | 61 | 11.5 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
Celtics Season Stats
- In 2022-23, Boston is fourth-best in the league on offense (117.9 points scored per game) and fourth-best defensively (111.4 points conceded).
- The Celtics grab 45.3 rebounds per game (seventh in league) while conceding 44 per outing to opponents. They outrebound opponents by 1.3 boards per game.
- At home Boston is putting up 120.5 points per game, 5.1 more than it is averaging away (115.4).
- At home the Celtics are conceding 110.5 points per game, 1.9 fewer points than they are away (112.4).
- Boston’s offense has been less productive over its last 20 games, scoring 113.2 points a contest compared to the 117.9 it has averaged this year.
- The Celtics’ points-allowed average over their last 20 games (109.1) is 2.3 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (111.4).
- During its last 20 outings, Boston is making 1.1 fewer three-pointers per game than its season long average (14.9 compared to 16 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (37.5% compared to 37.6% season-long).
Celtics Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/11 | 76ers | W 95-86 | Away | -2.5 |
| 5/14 | 76ers | W 112-88 | Home | -6 |
| 5/17 | Heat | L 123-116 | Home | -8.5 |
| 5/19 | Heat | L 111-105 | Home | -10 |
| 5/21 | Heat | L 128-102 | Away | -4.5 |
| 5/23 | Heat | – | Away | +1.5 |
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