Last Updated on June 1, 2012 7:30 pm by atswins
Heat vs. Celtics Game 3 Free Pick
BOSTON, MA (ATS Consultants) – This is the third game of the Eastern Conference final. The Heat took the first two games including Game 2 on Tuesday in overtime. Game 3 is set for 8:30pmET from Boston.
ODDS: The oddsmakers have installed the Celtics as a 2-point favorite while the total is 180. The Heat enter the game with a 56-23 overall record and are 31-46-2 Under, while the Celtics are 47-34 overall and 41-38-2 Over.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Celtics opened as a 1.5-point favorite and moved to 2 at most books. The total opened at 179 and moved to 180 at most books.
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PUBLIC BETTING: Of the wagers placed on tonight’s game, 64% of NBA public bettors currently favor the Celtics. This information is subject to change, however, so make sure you click on the link provided for the most up-to-date public betting numbers.
NBA PLAYOFFS FREE PICK: Take the over. According to latest NBA trends, Boston is 7-2 Over last 9 Friday games. The scene shifts to Boston for Game 3 as Boston blew a chance to steal one in Miami in Game 2, losing 115-111. That game was OVER the total in regulation. Boston point guard Rajon Rondo had the game of his life in Game 2 but the Heat rallied from a 15-point deficit and prevailed in overtime to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. LeBron James had 34 points and 10 rebounds but solid production from guard Mario Chalmers (22 points) and forward Udonis Haslem (13 points, 11 rebounds) who were key components in Game 2. Rondo played all 53 minutes of Wednesday’s overtime contest and scored a career-high 44 points – including all 12 Boston points in overtime – to go with 10 assists and eight rebounds. Rondo won’t put up those kind of numbers in Game 3 but he’ll get more help from Paul Pierce and a crowd that will implore the officials to give them more calls, since they didn’t get many in Game 2.
2012 NBA PLAYOFFS FREE PICK: HEAT/CELTICS OVER 180
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