NBA Heat vs Celtics Same Game Parlay Predictions | Pickswise

The Lakers and Nuggets started off the Western Conference Finals in thrilling fashion last night, now it’s time the Heat and Celtics do the same with the East Finals. Catch Game 1 live from 8.30 pm ET on TNT. I’ve prepared a Same Game Parlay to spice things up.

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Let’s dive into my SGP bet now!

Jimmy Butler Under 0.5 Made Threes (+118)

Kyle Lowry Over 4.5 Assists (+106)

Malcolm Brogdon Over 14.5 Points (-115)

Same Game Parlay odds: +742

Jimmy Butler Under 0.5 Made Threes (+118)

Jimmy Butler seemed very confident in his series preview interview, but I’m not sure if I share his enthusiasm ahead of this series, at least not from a Miami standpoint. Butler averaged just 21.5 points per Game during the 2 regular season meetings vs the Celtics and he failed to make a single three-pointer in those 2 Games. After making 2.4 threes per Game in Round 1 vs Milwaukee on 44.4% shooting, he has cooled off significantly in Round 2 against the Knicks making just 1 three in 5 Games played on just 11.1% efficiency. I normally do not like betting against players, but in this case I feel like this is a solid bet. The Celtics have held the 76ers to just 27.7% shooting from three-point land in the last 3 Games of their previous series. They were also the 2nd best home team during the regular season in opponent three-point percentage, allowing just 32.7% of shots made from the perimeter. You just know Jaylen Brown will be all over Butler here, I am really looking forward to that match-up.

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Kyle Lowry Over 4.5 Assists (+106)

Kyle Lowry keeps racking up the assists, and yet the oddsmakers are keeping his line at 4.5 dimes. That’s good news for us bettors, so why not take advantage of that in the series opener? Lowry had a stellar performance in the Game 6 clincher over the Knicks recording 9 dimes which was a postseason high for this run. He capped off the series averaging 5.7 assists per game, despite coming off the bench and playing 29 minutes per game. The series vs Boston will be a good match-up for him, as he has the experience advantage over whoever guards him. That showed during the regular season as he averaged 13.3 points and 5.8 assists per game in the 4 meetings. He also had it going at TD Garden with 17 points and 4.5 assists per game in 2 games played, so I’m hoping he’s able to dish out a few assists here. Both meetings in Boston were high paced games, with 255 and 236 points scored. If that’s the case in Game 1, then we do not have to worry at all about this bet landing.

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Malcolm Brogdon Over 14.5 Points (-115)

All the attention around the Celtics these days is around Jayson Tatum and his historic performance in Game 7 vs Philadelphia, but I feel like Brogdon could be the x-factor in this series. He had only 12 points on Sunday vs Philly, but that’s only because Tatum had it going and there was really no need for anyone else to interfere. Brogdon had a really decent series against the 76ers, finishing with an average of 16 points per Game while clearing the 14.5 point line in 5 of those Games. If we also include Round 1 vs Atlanta, he’s on a run of at least 15 points in 7 of 11 Games. Miami is already decimated with a ton of injuries, so I just don’t think they have the necessary depth to keep everyone in check here. The main focus will be to slow down Tatum and Brown, so Brogdon will have a solid chance to dominate the 2nd unit. His season high vs the Heat was 21 points, which he scored in the same building in which Game 1 will be played.

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