The No. 2 seed Boston Celtics and the No. 1 seed Miami Heat meet in Game 7 of their NBA Playoffs series on Sunday at FTX Arena in Miami. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN at 5:30 p.m. MST. Who will come out on top in this game? Check out these contest odds, selections, and predictions. According to Tipico Sportsbook, the Celtics are 2.5-point favorites in the matchup. On the money line, Boston is -145 and Miami is +120. The game's over/under is set at 198.5 points.
Take the Heat with the points vs. the Celtics in sports betting. According to Eric Rosales, "It's going to be a slugfest this time. Even with Butler maybe gassed, side with the home team by the tiniest of margins. In NBA Playoff history, there have been 145 Game 7s, with the visitors winning only 34 of them – the most recent being last round, when the Mavericks travelled to Phoenix and defeated the Suns."
The game has a 51.1 percent chance of being won by the Celtics.
The site's Basketball Power Index gives the Heat a 48.9% chance to win the game.
Both sides have performed admirably.
It reads: "This season, Boston is 56-42-3 against the spread. So far this season, the Celtics have gone 32-31-2 against the spread in games where they were favored by 2.5 points or more. In 102 games with a fixed spread, Miami has covered the spread 59 times. When playing as at least 2.5-point underdogs, the Heat have an 18-6 ATS record." Bam Adebayo (13) of the Miami Heat celebrates during the second half of Game 6 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series against the Boston Celtics in Boston on Friday, May 27, 2022. The Heat won by a score of 111-103. (Photo courtesy of AP/Michael Dwyer)
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