2010 NBA Playoffs: Heat vs Celtics Game 1 Odds & Picks: The Miami Heat are in Boston this weekend to begin their opening round playoff series with the Celtics. Game 1 is scheduled for 8:00pm ET tomorrow night at the TD Garden; it will be televised live on ESPN. 2010 NBA Playoffs Game 1 Odds & Picks at SBG Global have Boston listed as a -4.5 against the spread home favorite and the game total set at 185.
Boston stumbles into this series after having lost four of its last six regular season contests. The Celtics are still a 
formidable opponent, though, having won 50 games this year, including 24 at the Garden. Boston outpaced opponents at home by an average 3.4 points per game and they took out the Heat 107-102 there in early February.
Despite the Celtics recent struggles, Paul Pierce maintains that the team still has its eyes set another NBA Championship.
"We want to be champs," Pierce said. "That's the minimum level. I don't care what our record is. I don't care how we've played. Our minimum level is winning the championship."
Miami, which went 0-3 against Boston this year, lived up to its name in the closing weeks of the season, going a red hot 12-1 in its final 13 games. The Heat's great finish earned them the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference and a 47-35 record.
Dwayne Wade, who led Miami to a 23-18 road record this season, made a bold prediction this week in regard to the team's upcoming Playoff set with the Celtics.
"They've (Celtics) dominated us in the regular season," Wade said. "We don't have the star power that they have. They have enough star power to carry this whole series name wise. We don't have that. We have a team over here, and that's what's going to win this series for us."
2010 NBA Playoffs Betting Trend: Miami is 7-3 against the spread (5-5 SU) in its last 10 games as a road dog with a total between 180 and 185. Boston is 9-1 straight up (3-7 against the spread) in its last 10 games as a home favorite with a total between 180 and 185. The Heat are 4-1 against the spread (0-5 straight up) in their last five games as a road dog against the Celtics with a total between 180 and 185.
SBG Global 2010 NBA Playoffs: Heat vs Celtics Game 1 Odds & Picks –
Miami Heat +4.5 (-110), Over 185 (-110), +165 (Moneyline)
Boston Celtics -4.5 (-110), Under 185 (-110), -195 (Moneyline)
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