Boston Celtics versus Miami Heat ESPN TV NBA Playoffs 4-22-2010 Game 3 Pro Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on April 23, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The scene will move to South Beach when the Miami Heat hosts the Boston Celtics in a game 3 NBA pro basketball playoff game on Friday night. Tip off time for this Eastern conference playoff contest is set for 7PM Eastern Time and you can watch it on ESPN.

The LVSC NBA odds makers have set the betting odds in this game and it was the Miami Heat coming in as 1 ½ point favorites with the over under lined at 183.

The bettors have come in early with their money on the side of the favorite, as the home team Miami Heat is currently 4-point favorites.

Bettors backing the Miami Heat on the money line will find –180 odds with the road underdog Boston Celtics returning +165 to pull off the win without the points a factor in the bet.

Boston owns a 2-0 series lead in this best of 7 Eastern conference series off their 106-77 blowout victory against the Miami Heat on Tuesday in game 2. The Celtics hit on 48% of their shots and limited Miami to just 38.2%. Making matters worse for the Heat was the fact the Celtics were playing without Kevin Garnett who was suspended due to elbowing Quinton Richardson in game 1. Boston destroyed the Heat on the boards on Tuesday by winning the rebounding battle by a 60-37 margin.

Ray Allen found his shooting touch in game 2 producing 25 points on 9 of 13 from the field and 7 of 9 from beyond the arc. It was a vast improvement over Allen’s 8 points and 2 of 9 from the field in game 1. In place of Kevin Garnett it was Glen “Big Baby” Davis with a strong effort with 23 points on 7 of 14 from the field, 9 of 11 from the free throw line and 8 rebounds. The Celtics bench contributed with 17 rebounds. The Celtics won both meetings at Miami during the regular season with the closest margin of victory being 6 points.

It was Dwayne Wade with 29 points and very little else from his roster in defeat. Wade hit on 11 of 18 from the field. Only one other starter was in double digits and it was Michael Beasley with 13 points on 6 of 14 from the field. Jermaine O’Neal gave nothing in game 2 with 1 of 10 shooting and 2 points with 5 rebounds in defeat. The 13-year veteran center is an embarrassing 4 of 24 from the field with a 5 point per game average in this playoff series. With both number one seeds falling in their game 3’s it could be possible to see Miami’s biggest effort in this game as supporting players usually step up on their home court.

Trend: Boston Celtics are 5-1 ATS in their past 6 meetings at Miami Heat

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