Celtics at Heat NBA Picks – January 6, 2010: Wednesday night the 24-8 and Atlantic Division-leading Boston Celtics visit the 17-15 Miami Heat (7:30 pm Eastern) in a NBA Eastern Conference battle at American Airlines Arena in Miami.
NBA Picks oddsmakers at SPORTSBETTING.com list the Celtics as 1-chalk ATS and -120 favorites on the moneyline with a 186 1/2 total. Heat backers are getting EVEN (+100) moneyline odds as a home underdog.Things are starting to get back to normal in Boston. Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo are likely to return to the starting lineup tonight giving the Celtics four regulars in the starting lineup for the first time in more than a week.
While Rondo may be the engine that makes the Celtics tick, Pierce's return would be the big story. He has been out of the lineup since undergoing a pair of minor knee prcedures on Dec. 23 and 25, and just returned to practice Tuesday afternoon.
The injury-depleted Celtics, snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Toronto Saturday. Boston covered as a 3-point home favorite while the final score played OVER the 194.5-point total.
Miami, meanwhile, broke a three-game losing streak of its own Monday night, stuffing Atlanta 92-75. Miami cashed as 2-point home underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 194.5-point total listed by oddsmakers.
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