Celtics vs. Heat betting: NBA preview for March 14

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The Miami Heat (29-36) are underdogs (+8) as they attempt to end a five-game losing streak when they host the Boston Celtics (47-19) at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, March 14, 2025 at Kaseya Center. The contest airs on NBA TV, FDSSUN, and NBCS-BOS. The matchup has an over/under of 211.5.

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Celtics vs. Heat betting lines

  • Celtics odds to win: -306
  • Heat odds to win: +246
  • Spread: Celtics (-8)
  • Total: 211.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Celtics Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Boston has a 15-16 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 24-7 overall in those contests.
  • Boston has an 8-11 record ATS in road games this year when playing as 8-point favorites or more.
  • The Celtics have gone over a set point total in a road game 11 times this year.
  • This season on the road Boston and its opponents have averaged a total of 227.9 points per contest, 16.4 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Celtics Recent Trends

  • The Celtics have a 7-3 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread five times in those games.
  • The Celtics and their opponents have combined to hit the over in four of those 10 games.
  • The Celtics’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 227.8 points scored. That’s 16.3 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over the last 10 games, the Celtics are scoring 2.8 points less per game compared to their season average.

Celtics Betting Records

  • The Celtics have won 73% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (46-17).
  • Boston has gone 35-9 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -306 or shorter (winning 79.5%).
  • The Celtics have an implied moneyline win probability of 75.4% in this matchup.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (18th in NBA) 45.3 (second) 44.9 (10th) 44.2 (14th) 25.8 (17th) 11.4 (second)

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Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Heat home games have hit the over on the set point total 19 times this year.
  • The Heat have covered the spread 15 times at home and is 15-16 in home contests.
  • The Heat’s record against the spread is 3-4-1 when playing as 8-point underdogs or more in home games this year.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to the Heat to beat the total. This year their home games averaged a total of 219.3 points per contest.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have covered the spread six times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 3-7 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Heat games have exceeded the set total four times.
  • The past 10 Heat games averaged 9.6 more points (221.1) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Across their last 10 games, the Heat have scored 1.3 fewer points per contest compared to their 109.9 PPG season-long scoring average.

Heat Betting Records

  • Miami has entered the game as underdogs 28 times this season and won eight, or 28.6%, of those games.
  • The Heat are 2-4 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +246 or more on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 28.9% chance of a victory for the Heat.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (20th in NBA) 46.4 (12th) 43.5 (20th) 45.1 (22nd) 26.4 (14th) 12.6 (sixth)
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