NBA Picks: Miami Heat at Boston Celtics Odds

The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday night at 8:00pm EST when they battle at TD Garden in a game that can be seen on ESPN. NBA picks currently have the Celtics listed as 6.5-point favorites against the Heat while the game's total is sitting at 183. Dwyane Wade had 23-points and six assists for Miami in their 97-81 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. Milwaukee cashed as 6-point road underdogs in NBA odds, while the teams played UNDER the 186-point total set by online sportsbooks.

The Bucks scored 33-points in the second quarter and didn't look back handing Miami their second loss in three games. The Heat only shot 36.4 percent from the field in their third worst shooting effort for the season. Michael Beasley added 16-points while Udonis Haslem finished with 12-points and 10 rebounds in the losing effort. "I think we're going to bounce back," Beasley said after the game. "We've got a tough road trip, but like all year, we respond well in times like this."

Kevin Garnett had 19-points and six rebounds to lead the Celtics over the Washington Wizards 99-88 on Monday night. Boston covered as 5.5-point road favorites in NBA odds while the game played UNDER the 190-point total listed by online sportsbooks. The Celtics clamped down in the fourth quarter scoring 25-points and holding the Wizards to only 10-points to win end their 3 game losing streak. "Our offense has been sketchy in the fourth, and our defense has been worse. And today, I thought both things came through for us," Boston coach Doc Rivers said after the game.

The Celtics have gone 30-16 straight up for the season, 19-26-1 against the spread as favorites in NBA odds and 5-5 after playing Washington. The Heat have gone 24-24 straight up on the season, 23-24-1 against the spread as underdogs in NBA picks and 3-7 after playing the Bucks. The betting total has gone UNDER in 11 of Miami's last 15 games when playing on the road against Boston while the total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home. Vegas sports odds at Hilton sportsbook have the Boston Celtics -6.5 favorites against the Miami Heat with a total of 183.