Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Prediction, 1/24/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat

Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

FTX Arena is the location where the Miami Heat will meet the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and took home the win by a score of 106-104 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Celtics ended up walking away with 17 while the Raptors accumulated 13 fouls. They made 7 of 19 attempts from distance. Toronto finished 71.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 5 of their 7 tries. Additionally, Toronto collected 41 rebounds (6 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Toronto recorded 24 assists and had 7 steals for the game. When talking about defending, Boston allowed the other team to go 53.5% from the floor on 46 out of 86 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for this contest in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 41 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Celtics made 14 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 93.3%. Boston ended the game having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (38 of 85) and knocked down 16 out of their 35 3-point shots.

Jaylen Brown is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He had 27 points on 10 out of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 42 mins and also snagged 8 boards. Brown went 43.5% from the field and also distributed 6 assists.

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Boston steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 35-12 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a group they commit 18.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Boston is pulling down 44.7 boards per game and has earned 1,257 dimes this year, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing. The Celtics are shooting 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (729 of 1,963) and 83.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 118.5 points per contest (2nd in the league) while connecting on 47.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Celtics are able to force 13.1 turnovers every game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They give up 35.6% on 3-pointers while they are 10th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.2). The Celtics defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.9% (1,988 of 4,235) and they relinquish 43.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,067 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the Heat got the win with a final of 100-96 against the Pelicans. The Heat were able to collect 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while recording 16 steals in the game. The Pelicans committed 22 fouls for this game which got the Heat to the charity stripe for 27 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of those for a percentage of 81.5%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Miami converted 8 of their 34 attempts (23.5%). When all was said and done, the Heat finished 35 out of 80 from the floor which had them sitting at 43.8%. The Heat permitted the Pelicans to make 37 of 78 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 47.4% in this contest. They finished shooting 26.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 of 30 and finished the game at 14 out of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). When it comes to rebounding, Miami allowed New Orleans to grab 41 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Tyler Herro was important for the Heat for this contest. He buried 10 of 22 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 8 rebounds. Herro had 26 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 4 assists for the contest.

Miami has a record of 26-22 so far this season. The Heat are committing 18.8 fouls every game and they hit 82.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 23.5 times per game (23rd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. Miami has scored 5,215 pts this year (108.6 per game) and they snag 41.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Heat are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which is ranked 26th in the NBA.

The Heat defensively are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG allowed with 108.4. They are forcing their opponents into 16.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (18th in the league). The Miami defense gives up 37.0% from downtown (638 of 1,726) and their opposition knocks down 77.5% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 25.2 dimes and 42.2 rebounds per contest, which is 14th and 7th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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