Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Odds Game 1: Tonight in the Eastern Conference Finals opener the Miami Heat will face the ever resilient Boston Celtics in Miami at 8:30 PM ET. The Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Odds Game 1 have the Heat as weighty -8 favorites and our NBA picks staff broke down the match-up to see if the heavy “chalk” is warranted. Miami dropped three out of four to the Celtics in the regular season and were given all they could handle by Indiana in a 4-2 series win. The Celtics were taken to the wire by Philadelphia in their semi-finals but managed to win game 7 by a healthy 10 point margin.

The Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Odds Game 1 spread has Miami at -8 sports odds

Vegas Sports Picks Analysis: Miami is not the same team without Chris Bosh and although the oddsmakers value Bosh for only 1-2 points on their power ratings we value him at 3.0-3.5 points. From strictly a power ratings standpoint our NBA picks staff has the Heat at only -6 sports odds to beat Boston. Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett has playing with his hair on fire and explosive point guard Rajon Rondo will be disruptive as usual against a Heat defense that goes in and out of focus. The Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Odds Game 1 have the Total at 180.0 points.

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The Celtics will be playing on short rest but the fatigue factor probably will not affect the aging group until later in the series. The Celtics are a good team to back with their leadership, experience and coaching. Miami will feature their two man LeBron James and Dwayne Wade highlight show but the Celtics play better as a team.

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