Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Prediction, 2/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat

Date: Monday, February 10, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (25-24) will take on the Boston Celtics (36-15) at Kaseya Center on Monday.

The Celtics took the court against the Cavaliers and notched a win by a score of 112-105 in their last game. Boston walked away from the game with a 40.8% field goal percentage (40 out of 98) and converted 17 of their 48 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Celtics buried 15 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected 53 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 26 assists for this contest while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When discussing the defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 39.6% from the floor on 36 of 91 shooting. Cleveland recorded 18 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Cleveland snagged 51 rebounds (14 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Cleveland shot 84.6% from the charity stripe by burying 22 of their 26 attempts. They converted 11 of their 39 shots from distance. In reference to fouls, the Celtics ended up finishing with 21 and the Cavaliers had 23 fouls.

Jayson Tatum is a player who had an impact for the game. Tatum walked away from this one shooting 30.4% from the floor and also distributed 7 dimes. He saw the court for 35 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 7 of 23 shooting.

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Boston enters this game with a mark of 36-15 on the season. They have an average of 117.2 points per outing (6th in the NBA) while going 45.8% from the floor. The Celtics are connecting on 36.6% on shots from downtown (906 of 2,473) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Boston is grabbing 44.8 boards per game and has tallied 1,320 dimes on the year, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 11.7 times per game and as a team they commit 16.5 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Celtics are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are surrendering 35.2% on three-point shots while they are 5th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (108.4). The Celtics defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.1% (2,064 of 4,577) and they relinquish 44.8 boards per game as a team. They are 4th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,221 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Heat walked away with a victory by a final of 108-101 against the 76ers. In reference to cleaning the glass, Miami permitted Philadelphia to collect 39 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 30.0% from 3-point land via 12 of 40 and finished the game at 15 of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Heat allowed the 76ers to knock down 37 of 96 attempts from the floor which had them at 38.5% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Heat ended up going 39 out of 83 from the field which had them at 47.0%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Miami converted 14 out of their 34 tries (41.2%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. The 76ers earned 15 personal fouls for the game which took the Heat to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They turned it over 22 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. The Heat were able to corral 41 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 54 for this game.

Tyler Herro pitched in for the Heat for this contest. He buried 11 of 20 in this game for a rate of 55.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Herro totaled 30 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 7 assists for this game.

Miami has a win-loss record of 25-24 for the season. The Heat are committing 15.8 fouls per contest and they hit 79.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.5 times per game (14th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest. Miami has tallied 5,437 points so far this season (111.0 per contest) and they snag 44.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Heat are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 19th in the NBA.

The Miami defense surrenders 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (673 of 1,872) and opponents are knocking down 78.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 27.2 assists and 45.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 22nd and 24th in the NBA. The Heat are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG given up with 110.8. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (10th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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