Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat Prediction, 3/14/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (29-35) will try to defeat the Boston Celtics (47-18) at Kaseya Center on Friday.

The Celtics played the Jazz and went home with a win by a final score of 114-108 in their last game. Boston walked away from the game with a 43.0% field goal percentage (40 out of 93) and buried 18 out of their 53 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Celtics made 16 of 18 attempts for a rate of 88.9%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected 47 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 28 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 11 steals. When talking about defending, Boston allowed their opponent to shoot 45.3% from the field on 43 out of 95 shooting. Utah earned 29 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. Moreover, Utah grabbed 48 rebounds (14 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Utah went 75.0% at the free throw line by burying 9 of their 12 tries. They also knocked down 13 of their 38 tries from long range. When discussing fouls, the Celtics left the arena with 12 and the Jazz recorded 13 fouls.

Sam Hauser is a player who was a factor for the matchup. Hauser went 47.8% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He accumulated 33 points on 11 out of 23 shooting.

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Boston will take the court with a mark of 47-18 for the year. They cough up possession 11.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Boston is pulling in 45.0 boards per game and has tallied 1,679 dimes on the season, which ranks 17th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Celtics are shooting 37.1% on 3-pointers (1,157 of 3,121) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.9 pts per contest (7th in the league) on 46.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Celtics have forced 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They currently rank 3rd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,565 relinquished on the year. The Celtics are giving up a FG percentage of 45.3% (2,643 of 5,840) and they relinquish 44.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 34.8% from 3-point land and they are 3rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (108.2).

In their last game, the Heat walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-102 when they faced the Hornets. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Miami permitted Charlotte to pull down 36 in all (9 offensive). They wrapped up this game 25.0% from beyond the arc via 11 of 44 and finished the contest at 22 of 23 from the free throw line (95.7%). The Heat allowed the Hornets to knock down 36 of their 86 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 41.9% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Heat ended up going 39 for 85 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.9%. In terms of shooting from distance, Miami made 10 of their 31 tries (32.3%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throws for a rate of 70.0%. The Hornets committed 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Heat corralled 35 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 46 for this contest.

Bam Adebayo was important for the Heat in the matchup. He made 8 out of 16 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 14 rebounds. Adebayo scored 23 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 8 dimes for this contest.

Miami has a record of 29-35 for the year. The Heat have committed 15.8 fouls every game and they go 79.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.4 times per contest (14th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. Miami has 7,037 points for the year (110.0 per contest) and they collect 43.7 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Heat are shooting 45.8% from the field, which is ranked 21st in the league.

The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in points allowed per game with 110.5. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (11th in the NBA). The Miami defense allows 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (879 of 2,475) and opponents are knocking down 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 26.9 dimes and 45.1 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 17th and 22nd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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