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Celtics vs. Heat Dunkel NBA Picks, Predictions and Odds - April 1

Game day: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Miami, Florida
Arena: Kaseya Center
Total: 228.5 points
Spread: Celtics -5
Moneyline: Celtics (-215), Heat (+180)

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01 April 2026 By Data Skrive

The Boston Celtics (50-25) square off against the Miami Heat (40-36) on April 1, 2026 on ESPN and FDSSUN.

Wednesday's matchup between the Celtics and the Heat sees the Celtics as 5-point favorites. The over/under is 228.5 points for the game.

Celtics vs. Heat Odds and Game Time

The Celtics' 75 games this season have gone over this contest's total of 228.5 points 29 times.
The Heat have played 52 games this season that have had more than 228.5 combined points scored.
The teams combine to score 234.2 points per game, 5.7 more points than this matchup's total.
Opponents of these two teams combine to score 224.7 points per game, 3.8 fewer points than this contest's over/under.

Boston is 43-31-1 ATS this season.
The Celtics have been favored by 5 points or more 41 times this season, and covered the spread in 23 of those contests.
The Heat have put together a 44-31-1 ATS record so far this season.
Miami has an ATS record of 10-7-1 when playing as at least 5-point underdogs this season.
The Heat are 22-16 against the spread, and 24-14 overall, at home this season.
Miami is 12-8 ATS as a 5-point underdog or greater at home.
The Celtics are 24-13-1 against the spread, and 24-14 overall, away from home.
Boston is 8-5 ATS as 5-point favorites or more away from home.

The Celtics have been the moneyline favorite 53 total times this season. They've finished 39-14 in those games.
The Heat have entered the game as underdogs 39 times this season and won 18, or 46.2%, of those games.
When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -215 or shorter, Boston has a record of 28-7 (80% win percentage).
Miami has a record of 4-10, a 28.6% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +180 or more by sportsbooks this season.
Based on this contest's moneyline, the Celtics' implied win probability is 68.3%.