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The Boston Celtics travel to Miami to take on the Heat tonight. Can Jimmy Butler and Miami heat up? Matt McCuen answers.
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Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics Prediction: Can Jimmy Butler and Miami Heat Up?

The Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat will duel things out from the sunshine State on Tuesday night for an Eastern Conference affair.

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Heat vs. Celtics Start Time, Where to Watch, and Latest Odds

  • Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023
  • Start Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Where to Watch: TNT

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Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics Prediction

Boston comes into play representing the best record in basketball and they will be on a back-to-back tonight. As dominant as Boston has been, they have struggled facing one team. The Orlando Magic have been the kryptonite of the Celtics this season. Boston did not beat the Magic once in their three meetings despite the Celtics being the best team in basketball and Orlando one of the worst.

Boston will look to recover with a big road win tonight. The Celtics have been led by all-star Jayson Tatum, who is having a career year, and they have had great support from Jaylen Brown and Malcolm Brogdon in the scoring department.

Miami meanwhile enters play playing to the tune of a 26-22 record. That is good for sixth best in the East, but Miami feels that they are much better than their record indicates. This is a team that has had a lot of success in the Jimmy Butler era, and they feel as if their roster is capable of making a deep run this year.

The Heat have been a much better home team this season going 15-9 on their home floor compared to 11-13 on the road. The Heat enter the game as a three-point favorite tonight.

 

This line suggests Miami to me all the way. I truthfully would assume that Boston rules out some of their role players, and I would not be surprised if we saw this line jump a bit. Boston is playing this game back to back, and they have some players who have been playing thru minor injuries.

In today's NBA, this is a very tough spot on the road for the Celtics to come in and beat a very good Miami team on their home floor. I am going to trust the line and the Heat tonight. 

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Matt McCuen is a native of Delco, PA. He has been working in the sports gambling industry and creating content for the last few years. He is an expert in numerous different sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and collegiate sports. You can follow Matt on Twitter at @DeadPresPicks.

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