Miami Heat – Boston Celtics Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 14.03.2025
Boston hopes to bounce back from a tough home loss on Wednesday as they head into Miami for a date with the struggling Heat. Will the Cs win a 3rd straight meeting, or can Miami end their 5-game losing streak here?
The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics meet on 14.03.2025, in what will be their 3rd of four regular season meeting this season. The game will be played at the Kaseya Center (Miami) with the road team Celtics being favored to win this game.
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Miami Heat |
Fri, 14.03.2025, 19:30 |
Boston Celtics |
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9/5 |
13/1 |
4/7 |
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Expert Tip |
BOS Celtics -8.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics: Current situation
This most recent 5-game losing streak has shown us in just how big of a disarray the Miami Heat are right now. They’ve averaged just 108 points per 100 possessions, that’s the 2nd lowest amount of points only to the Washington Wizards during this stretch. It is fair to assume that the Heat will focus on bringing another scorer this offseason, otherwise they are just not a good team right now.
Getting swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder is a sign for concern if you’re a Boston Celtics fans. Those two teams could very well meet in the NBA finals, the defending champions just cannot seem to figure out SGA and company. With that loss, combined with Cleveland winning 15 in a row, the number one seed is pretty much decided in the Eastern Conference. The main thing now for the Cs is to get everyone back and healthy ahead of their postseason run.
Miami Heat Stats & Form
Tyler Herro and Andrew Wiggins were the only two bright spots for Miami in their most recent 119-104 home loss to the Clippers. Bam Adebayo was completely shut off by Ivica Zubac as he finished with just 6 points. This roster is just very limited on the offensive end, the 29 rebounds grabbed against LA was one of the lowest marks of the season.
Boston Celtics Stats & Form
Jayson Tatum went off for 33, while Derrick White added 22, but the Celtics didn’t have enough to overcome the MVP candidate SGA and his OKC Thunder. They shot just 31% from three-point land on 63 attempts, it is hard to win in this league when you rely so much on the three-ball, especially when it’s not going in. The good news ahead of this game is that Boston remains one of the better road teams in the NBA with 24 wins in 31 games.
Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics: Head-to-Head
The rivalry between the Heat and Celtics is a significant one in the Eastern Conference. This will be their 139th regular season meeting all time, the Celtics hold a firm grip on the lead with 85 wins to Miami’s 53 wins. After sweeping the regular season series last year, the Cs are off to a 2-0 lead in this year’s, with double-digit wins in December and February.
Miami Heat – Boston Celtics Odds
If you believe the Heat can win for the first time in 6 games, you can get them at 9/5 odds here. Backing Boston will get you odds of 4/7.
The point total has been set at 225.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics Betting Tip | Odds |
| Miami Heat +8.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 225.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Boston Celtics -8.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics (14.03.2025)
Falling in love with the three-ball has been a major issue for the Boston Celtics this season, whether or not they want to admit that. The latest evidence to prove this claim is their Wednesday loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a game in which they attempted 63 threes. Even though they made 20 of them and 7 more than their opponent, those 43 missed shots proved to be too costly. It’ll be interesting to see if they go away from that strategy in Friday’s game against the Heat, so far the two meetings they’ve won against them were because of their tenacity on the defensive end. Miami is in a bit of a rough patch right now having lost 5 straight games, unless they go on a win streak soon, they are looking at another sub .500 season and a play-in tournament spot. Offense has been a major problem all year long, this team ranks just 21st in offensive efficiency and that could be a major issue against one of the most prolific teams on that end of the floor we have in today’s NBA. On top of all that the Celtics could also get Kristaps Porzingis back from injury, that would be a huge addition down low for them, if that’s the case then the Heat have a very slim chance here. We are going with the Celtics to win their 3rd straight meeting with Miami.
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Expert Tip |
BOS Celtics -8.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app