Saturday NBA Playoffs Free Pick
(The Spread) – Needing a win to get back in the series, the Boston Celtics entertain the Miami Heat Saturday night in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference series.
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Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the host Celtics 3-point favorites versus the Heat, while the over/under total for Game 3 is currently sitting at 182.5 points.
Miami has been impressive in its two home contests as it won the opener 99-90 before topping Boston 102-91 in Game 2. LeBron James scored 24 of his 35 points in the second half, while Dwyane Wade added 28 and Chris Bosh 17 as The Big Three of the Heat all contributed heavily to the Game 2 win. Rajon Rondo totaled 20 points, 12 assists, and six rebounds to help the Celtics cause.
According to latest NBA trends, Boston is 11-7 against the spread and 13-5 straight up versus Miami over the last three seasons. Eleven of 18 games in this series have gone over the total during the last three seasons.
NBA Free Pick: Boston’s own Big Three has pride and are not going to let this series slip away easily. Playing at home will be a huge boost and as long as Rondo can get the offense playing with fluidity, the always-present Celtics defense will be at the top of their game and hamper Miami’s chances to take a commanding lead in the series. I just can’t see Boston losing three in a row here and the spread is small enough to entice me. I like the Celtics -3 in this spot.
SATURDAY NBA PLAYOFF FREE PICK: BOSTON CELTICS -3
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