The Boston Celtics sucked the air right out of the Kaseya Center in Game 3 with a convincing 20-point victory over the Miami Heat, just days after Miami set a postseason franchise record with 23 3-pointers in Game 2. With a 2-1 series lead, Boston will look to stomp out its competition and take a stranglehold of this matchup on Monday night in Game 4.
Let's put together a same-game parlay and win some money.
Series Preview: Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat Betting Odds
Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat Game 4
Matchup Page: Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. ET
| Bet | Odds |
|---|---|
| Boston Celtics ATS -10.5 | -110 |
| Jaylen Brown OVER 21.5 Points | -106 |
| Tyler Herro UNDER 3.5 3-Pointers Made | -136 |
| Overall | +419 |
Same-Game Parlay Pick No. 1: Boston Celtics ATS -10.5
As fun as it was for the 14-point underdog Heat to pull off the upset in Game 2, after their follow-up performance in Game 3, it simply feels like Miami got hot to a historic degree and rode that to an anomaly win on the road which ultimately won't amount to much.
Boston has prevailed by exactly 20 points in the other two outings, which is honestly how it should be considering the level of talent it possesses and the pieces the Heat find themselves missing with Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier out with injuries.
Barring Miami lighting up the Celtics again for an absurd amount of perimeter shots, Game 4 should fall in line with how Games 1 and 3 unfolded. A 10.5-point spread almost feels too generous considering the circumstances, so while the Heat should put up more of a fight in an effort to even the series at 2-2, the Celtics are truly on a different level and will put their opponents away once again in convincing fashion.
Same-Game Parlay Pick No. 2: Jaylen Brown OVER 20.5 Points
When Boston faced its most adversity in Game 2, it was Jaylen Brown who stepped up to steer the ship with a game-high 33 points on 23 shot attempts. It's the most points any player on the Celtics has scored all series long.
Brown has taken one more shot (55) than his superstar teammate Jayson Tatum (54) and is converting them far more efficiently with a 54.5-percent shooting percentage as opposed to Tatum connecting on only 42.6 percent. He scored 17 points in Game 1 on just 12 shots, but is averaging 27.5 over his last two appearances while taking 20 or more shots on each occasion.
The usage will continue to be there, because Brown has proven to be the Celtics' most lethal and reliable weapon up until this point against Miami. There's no reason to think he won't continue to lead the charge for the green and white and nail OVERs like this for the foreseeable future.
Same-Game Parlay Pick No. 3: Tyler Herro UNDER 3.5 3-Pointers Made
Everyone was knocking down long-distance bombs in Game 2, with Tyler Herro doing so more than anyone else with six makes on 11 attempts to finish with 24 points.
Taking that performance out of the equation, the 24-year-old went 3-of-9 from 3-point range in both Games 1 and 3 at a 33.3 percent clip. It's respectable, sure, but from a betting perspective, it's difficult to imagine Herro hitting the OVER on 3.5 3-pointers on Monday with the bulls-eye on his back as the team's second-leading scorer in this series and biggest outside threat.
He'll continue to chuck up shots, and he'll almost have to in order to keep Miami competitive. Herro drilled at least four 3-pointers in three games against Boston during the regular season and once again in Game 2, but the playoffs are a different beast and the Celtics' defense and game plan will undoubtedly look to make him a non-factor.
