The No. 8 seed Miami Heat and No. 1 seed Boston Celtics play Wednesday, April 24 in Game 2 of their first-round 2024 NBA Playoffs series for the Eastern Conference.

The game is scheduled for 4 p.m. Pacific time (7 p.m. Eastern time) and can be seen on TNT (stream with Sling TV).

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The Celtics are a 15.5-point favorite over the Heat in NBA Playoffs odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook.

Boston is -1400 on the moneyline. Miami is +800.

The over/under for the game is set at 207.5 points.

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ESPN: Celtics have an 81% chance to beat Heat in Game 2

The site gives Heat an 18.9% shot at defeating Miami in the second game of the NBA Playoffs series.

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Sports Betting Dime: Celtics 115.4, Heat 108

The site's formula predicts that the Celtics will beat the Heat in Game 2 of their NBA postseason series on Wednesday.

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Odds Trader: Celtics 109, Heat 100

The site predicts that Boston will defeat Miami in Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs series, with a final score of 109-100.

Sportsbook Wire: Celtics 119, Heat 105

It writes: "The Celtics score 120.6 points per game, 12.2 more points than the 108.4 the Heat give up. When Boston puts up more than 108.4 points, it is 40-25-3 against the spread and 58-10 overall. Miami has put together a 27-12-2 ATS record and a 33-8 overall record in games it scores more than 109.2 points."

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