Celtics vs. Heat NBA Playoffs Game 5 Preview for May 1

The Boston Celtics will face the Miami Heat in a decisive Game 5 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs.

The Celtics hit the court as double-digit favorites against the Heat. The Celtics are favored by 13.5 points. The matchup's point total is set at 199.5.

The Celtics knocked off the Heat 102-88 and went over the point total in their last contest on Monday. Derrick White racked up a team-high 38 points in the victory. The Heat fell to the Celtics 102-88 and went over the point total on Monday in their most recent contest. Bam Adebayo totaled a team-high 25 points in the loss.

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Celtics vs. Heat Betting Odds

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Celtics vs. Heat Betting Trends

• The Celtics have 42 wins against the spread in 82 games this year.
• This season, Boston has an against the spread record of 9-5 in its 14 games as a favorite of 13.5 points or more.
• Celtics games this year have hit the over on 43 of 82 set point totals.
• The Celtics average 12.2 more points per contest (120.6) than the Heat surrender (108.4).
• When scoring more than 108.4 points, Boston is 40-25-3 against the spread and 58-10 overall.
• The Heat have played 82 games, with 39 wins against the spread.
• Heat games this year have eclipsed the over/under 35 times in 82 opportunities (42.7%).
• The Heat's 110.1 points per game are only 0.9 more points than the 109.2 the Celtics surrender.
• In games it scores more than 109.2 points, Miami is 27-12-2 against the spread (and 33-8 overall).

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Celtics vs. Heat Last 10 Games

• The Celtics are 6-4 against the spread and 7-3 overall over their last 10 games.
• The Celtics have gone over the total in five of their past 10 outings.
• Boston's average total over the last 10 games is 16.6 points more than the 199.5 total given for this matchup.
• Over their last 10 games, the Celtics' per-game scoring average is 9.7 points lower than their season-long average.
• The Heat have a 5-5 record against the spread while going 5-5 overall in their past 10 games.
• Six of the Heat's last 10 games have gone over the total.
• Miami and its opponents have combined to score an average of 214.1 combined points over its last 10 games, 14.6 more than the 199.5 over/under in this matchup.
• In their past 10 games, the Heat are scoring 3.8 fewer points per game than their season-long scoring average, 110.1 PPG.

Celtics vs. Heat Over/Under Trends

• This season, 80 of the Celtics' 82 games have gone over Wednesday's over/under of 199.5 points.
• There have been 71 Heat games which have finished with a combined score over 199.5 points this season.
• The point total for this game of 199.5 is 31.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for Boston (120.6) and Miami (110.1).
• This matchup's point total is 18.1 lower than the 217.6 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• The Celtics have a 229.8 average over/under in their games this season, 30.3 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 19 points fewer than the average over/under in Heat games this season (218.5 points).

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Celtics Team Leaders

• Jayson Tatum: 26.9 PTS, 8.1 REB, 47.1 FG%, 37.6 3PT% (229-for-609)
• Jaylen Brown: 23 PTS, 1.2 STL, 49.9 FG%, 35.4 3PT% (145-for-410)
• Derrick White: 15.2 PTS, 5.2 AST, 1.2 BLK, 46.1 FG%, 39.6 3PT% (196-for-495)
• Jrue Holiday: 12.5 PTS, 48 FG%, 42.9 3PT% (138-for-322)

Heat Team Leaders

• Bam Adebayo: 19.3 PTS, 10.4 REB, 1.1 STL, 52.1 FG%, 35.7 3PT% (15-for-42)
• Duncan Robinson: 12.9 PTS, 45 FG%, 39.5 3PT% (187-for-473)
• Tyler Herro: 20.8 PTS, 44.1 FG%, 39.6 3PT% (132-for-333)
• Caleb Martin: 10 PTS, 43.1 FG%, 34.9 3PT% (81-for-232)