Heat vs. Celtics Game 7 odds, prediction, schedule, TV channel
The Miami Heat were cruising toward a spot in the NBA Finals … until the Boston Celtics put up a roadblock.
The Heat will play the Celtics in Boston in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday. The winner will advance to face the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals.
Miami raced out to a 3-0 series lead against Boston, winning by an average of 13 points.
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The Celtics responded by winning the next three games — two in Miami, including Saturday's 104-103 win on Derrick White's tip-in at the buzzer in Game 6 — to force a winner-take-all showdown.
"We've got the two sweetest words in sports coming up — Game 7," broadcaster Kevin Harlan said.
Boston is trying to become the first NBA team to overcome a 3-0 deficit to win the series, though three teams have forced a Game 7. Those teams are the 1951 Knicks, the 1994 Nuggets and 2003 Trail Blazers.
Here's a look at the series and game odds from a betting perspective, with odds via FOX Bet:
Heat at Celtics, 8:30 p.m. ET Monday, TNT (series tied 3-3)
Point spread: Celtics 7 (Celtics favored to win by more than 7 points, otherwise Heat cover)
Moneyline: Celtics -333 favorites to win (bet $10 to win $13 total); Heat +220 underdogs to win (bet $10 to win $32 total)
Total scoring over/under: 203.5 points scored by both teams combined
SERIES WINNER
Celtics: -400 (bet $10 to win $12.50 total)
Heat: +260 (bet $10 to win $33 total)
The momentum — and the odds — have taken a big swing in favor of the team in green after the Celtics have won the past three games.
Jayson Tatum and the Celtics' odds to win the series shortened once again, moving from +240 to +110 to now -400 (bet $10 to win $12.50 total). On the flip side, the Heat's series odds shifted drastically from -303 to -130 to now +260 after Game 6.
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Schedule and scores for the series (all times 8:30 p.m. ET, TV TNT):
Game 1: Heat 123, Celtics 116
Game 2: Heat 111, Celtics 105
Game 3: Heat 128, Celtics 102
Game 4: Celtics 116, Heat 99
Game 5: Celtics 110, Heat 97
Game 6: Celtics 104, Heat 103
Game 7: Heat at Celtics, Monday
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