NBA Betting Tips: Miami can put the heat on the Celtics
The early hours of Friday morning brings more key match-ups in the NBA, with the likes of the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers all in action.
Read on for my NBA betting tips tips across the eight games, which includes the big Eastern Conference showdown in Florida.
NBA Betting Tips - Thursday, January 15
- Miami Heat to beat Boston Celtics @ 11/10
- Dallas Mavericks (-3.5 Points) to beat Utah Jazz @ 1/1
- Los Angeles Lakers (-4.5 Points) to beat Charlotte Hornets @ 1/1
*odds correct at time of publication
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Miami Heat to beat Boston Celtics @ 11/10
It was the Celtics who took the spoils the last time these two teams met, with a 129-116 success in Boston last month.
This clash offers the Heat a good chance to gain revenge, especially when you consider their record at the Kaseya Center this season.
Erik Spoelstra’s men have won 14 of their 20 games on their home court this season, including a 127-121 win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.
Both teams could have key players available despite recent injury concerns, with key duo Tyler Herro and Nikola Jovic expected to feature for the hosts, despite toe and knee issues respectively.
Meanwhile, the Celtics are likely to select Jaylen Brown after he missed the defeat to Indiana on Tuesday due to back spasms.
Odds correct at time of publishing.
Dallas Mavericks (-3.5 Points) to beat Utah Jazz @ 1/1
The Mavericks and Jazz look set to miss out on the play-offs, with both teams on losing records going into this game at the American Airlines Center.
Home advantage could be key here, especially when you consider Utah’s form on the road - winning just five of their 19 away games this season.
The Jazz have won the two previous meetings this season, but they were both in Utah and the Mavericks have won the last four clashes with the Jazz in Texas.
Dallas also showed some good signs in defeat to West’s second-placed team, the Denver Nuggets, outscoring their opponents in the second half of the 109-118 defeat.
Odds correct at time of publishing.
Los Angeles Lakers (-4.5 Points) to beat Charlotte Hornets @ 1/1
The Lakers are currently fifth in the Western Conference and struggling for consistency, but they go into Friday’s match-up off the back of a crushing victory.
JJ Redick’s men racked up 141 points against the Atlanta Hawks, with LeBron James firing 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.
LA have a 24-14 record and now come up against a Hornets team that sits 12th in the Eastern Conference, winning just four of their last 10 games.
Charlotte have won just one of their last six match-ups with the Lakers and have already lost to Los Angeles on their home court back in November.
Luka Doncic leads the league for points scored, and the five-time NBA All-Star has averaged 32.2 points across the last five games.
Odds correct at time of publishing.
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