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Celtics at Heat Game 5: What bettors need to know

Boston Celtics at Miami Heat (-8, 179.5)

THE STORY: The Eastern Conference finals are now a best-of-3 series as the Miami Heat host the Boston Celtics in Tuesday’s Game 5. Boston swept two home games and evened the best-of-7 series at 2-2 with a 93-91 overtime victory on Sunday. Rajon Rondo hit the go-ahead hoop for the Celtics and Dwyane Wade missed a final-second 3-pointer for the Heat. It was the second overtime contest of the series as Miami notched a 115-111 victory in Game 2.

TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

ABOUT THE CELTICS: Rondo had 15 points and 15 assists in Game 4 and has 13 double-digit assist games in the postseason. Magic Johnson (14 in 1991) and John Stockton (14 in 1992) are the last players to have more in a single postseason. Forward Paul Pierce scored a team-best 23 points but the most pleasing sight was guard Ray Allen draining four 3-pointers on the way to a series-best 16 points. Allen’s shooting has been suspect due to an ankle injury. “My legs have gotten considerably better,” Allen said. “Just starting the game and having my legs underneath me is a huge deal.”

ABOUT THE HEAT: Forward LeBron James scored 29 points and Wade tallied 20 but Miami’s top player in Game 4 was forward Udonis Haslem. The nine-year veteran had his second double-double of the series with 12 points and 17 rebounds. James had 29 points and fouled out for the first time since joining the Heat, rendering him a spectator for the final 1:51 of overtime. “Not stressed the series is tied 2-2,” James said. “It’s great basketball, great competition.” Miami is holding out hope that forward Chris Bosh can return from a lower abdominal strain to play in Game 5. Bosh has missed nine straight games since being injured against the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the second-round series.

TRENDS:

- Heat are 7-2 ATS in their last nine home games.
- Celtics are 7-1 ATS in the last eight meetings.
- Under is 25-9 in Heat's last 34 home games.


BUZZER BEATERS:

1. Rondo has 38 career 10-assist playoff games, tying Hall of Famer Bob Cousy for Boston’s franchise record.

2. Wade is shooting just 25.8 percent from the field and averaging 5.5 points in the first half during the series.

3. Celtics forward Kevin Garnett had 17 points and 14 rebounds in Game 4 for his third double-double of the series and 12th of the postseason.

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French Open odds: Day 10 match analysis and picks

Bricker hit both of his Day 9 plays and is 15-10, down 0.83 units during the tournament.

No. 1 Novak Djokovic (-588) vs. No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (+345)

The head-to-head history is 5-5 and Tsonga, with his big forehand, has been a problem in the past for Nole, who is clearly not as mentally confident in the long rallies as he was on his 2011 streak. Still, he took down Jo 7-5, 6-1 in the Rome quarters a couple weeks ago and Djoko's great returns will take some juice out of J-W's big serve. I'm thinking Tsonga is going to be still a bit mentally sapped after the Wawrinka match.

Pick: Djokovic.

No. 3 Roger Federer (-286) vs. No. 9 Juan Martin Del Potro (+205)

It's difficult to pick against Federer and his 11-2 lifetime edge here, but he has looked curiously out of sync for extended periods in all four of his matches. Meanwhile, Delpo had a strong showing two days ago in taking down Tomas Berdych. Hunching here.

Pick: Del Potro.

No. 6 Samantha Stosur (-182) vs. No. 16 Domenika Cibulkova (+130)

You have to like Cibulkova's nerveless win over No. 1 Victoria Azarenka two days ago and I just don't trust Stosur any longer in big matches. She's had a cozy draw here against players ranked 68, 112, 29 and 70.

Pick: Cibulkova.

No. 10 Angelique Kerber (-167) vs. No. 24 Sara Errani (+125)

The German has an important win over Flavia Pennetta, but hasn't looked like a Top-10 much of the tournament. Errani, meanwhile, has been super-hot. Her problem here is uncharted waters. This is her fifth French and she's never been previously past a second round. This is for a spot in the semis. Lots of tension.

Pick: Kerber.

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Tuesday's streaking and slumping starting pitchers

Streaking

A.J. Burnett, Pittsburgh Pirates (4-2, 3.60 ERA)

Two of MLB’s hottest starters share the mound Tuesday in Cincinnati. Burnett hasn’t allowed a run in his last 12 1/3 innings spanning two starts and has won three in a row overall. After the Cardinals pounded him for 12 earned runs in 2 2/3 innings in early May, he hasn’t allowed more than two runs in an outing in five starts.

Homer Bailey, Cincinnati Reds (4-3, 3.73 ERA)

Bailey is coming off a complete-game 8-1 victory over Pittsburgh that saw him allow one run on four hits. The Reds have won each of his last four trips to the bump, while Bailey has walked only five batters during that stretch. Bailey threw 77 strikes on 103 pitches against the Pirates and didn’t allow a hit over the last four innings.

Slumping

Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs (0-3, 2.90 ERA)

Dempster has pitched well this season for the most part but still hasn’t won a start since Aug. 16, 2011. He wasn’t at his best last week against the Chicago White Sox, giving up three two-run homers and walking four before hitting the showers after only 4 1/3 innings. Dempster supporters are down 4.89 units this season.

Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants (2.6, 5.82 ERA)

The Giants are riding a six-game losing streak with Lincecum on the mound. He limited Arizona to one earned run on four hits in his last turn, but still walked five batters and allowed a home run. The good news is that he pitched seven innings for just the second time in six starts.

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Tuesday’s betting tips: Can A.J. Burnett’s hot streak last?

Weather to watch

Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics – 15 mph winds expected to blow out to right-centerfield.

Who’s hot

NBA: Celtics are 7-1 ATS in their last eight meetings with Miami.

MLB: Pirates are 5-0 in A.J. Burnett's last five starts.

MLB: Giants are 6-2 in their last eight meetings in San Diego.

WNBA: Under is 14-6 in the Liberty's last 20 home games.

Who’s not

NBA: The over is 9-25 in Heat's last 34 home games.

MLB: The under is 0-7 in the last seven meetings between the Astros and Cardinals.

MLB: Cubs are 1-10 in their last 11 meetings in Milwaukee.

WNBA: The Atlanta Dream are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games overall.

Key stat

17.4 – The New York Liberty lost their first five games of the season by an average of 17.4 and didn’t cover the number in any of those losses. They finally rebounded to post a season-high 87 points in a blowout win over Indiana in their last outing, covering as 3.5-point underdogs. The Liberty look to build on that win Tuesday as 2-point favorites at home to Atlanta.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins – Mauer left Sunday’s win over Cleveland with a right thumb sprain and is considered day-to-day. He is hitting .298 with three homers, 25 RBI and 31 runs scored for the Twins, who average only 3.96 runs per game (23rd in MLB).

Game of the day

Boston Celtics at Miami Heat (-8, 179.5)


Notable quotable

"I think we've had one practice maybe since the Atlanta series - or during the Atlanta series. I don't know if we've had one. It's not by choice. I mean, it's by need. It's what we have, so we have no choice in the matter. We're just too old. We're tired and old and banged up. I just look at it that if I have a choice between the legs and the brains, I'm going to take the legs every single time.” – Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers about his team’s practice schedule in the playoffs. The Celtics weren’t expected to practice Monday, before Tuesday’s Game 5, either.

Notes and tips

Cleveland Indians catcher Carlos Santana is expected to be activated before Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers. Santana has been on the disabled list since he suffered a concussion May 25 when a foul tip hit his mask in Chicago. He took batting practice, ran the bases and worked a bullpen session Sunday without problems. He was scheduled to DH for Class-A Lake County on Monday night. Santana is battling .245 with five home runs and 24 RBI.

Kurt Busch has been suspended from this weekend's activities at Pocono Raceway by NASCAR as a result of his actions in the Nationwide Series event at Dover International Speedway this past Saturday. Busch was already on probation because of a run-in with Ryan Newman's crew following the May 12 Sprint Cup event at Darlington Raceway. After his fourth-place finish in Saturday's Nationwide race he verbally berated a reporter. “It refrains me from not beating the s--- out of you right now because you ask me stupid questions,” Busch said in a video posted by Speed Channel. “But since I'm on probation, I suppose that's improper to say as well.”

New York Mets left fielder Jason Bay is expected to be activated from the disabled list Tuesday. The team thought it might ease Bay back into the lineup as a DH in its upcoming interleague games, but his rib injury looks to have healed enough that he’ll also play the field Tuesday. He’s hitting just .240 with three homers and five RBI in 15 games this year.

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Mets on Monday.

Tuesday it's the Heat. The deficit is 663 sirignanos.

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Joe Wiz Daily Free Play

Toronto and Chicago White Sox Under 8 1/2

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MLB

Hot pitchers
-- Bailey is 3-0, 2.53 in his last three starts. Lincoln won his only '12 start, allowing two runs in six IP.
-- JGarcia is 1-1, 3.10 in his last three starts.
-- Gallardo is 2-0, 2.79 in his last three starts.

-- Pettitte is 2-1, 2.86 in his last three starts.
-- Jimenez is 2-2, 8.85 in his last four starts.
-- BChen is 4-1, 4.71 in his last five starts.
-- White Sox won last three Humber starts, scoring 21 runs.
-- Blackley allowed one run in five IP last week at Minnesota, in his first start since '08.

Cold pitchers
-- Zimmerman is 0-3, 5.40 in his last three home starts. Young is making '12 debut after being hurt a lot; he's made four starts in both 2010/2011-- he was 3-0, 1.43 but he can't stay healthy. This is his 140th career start.
-- Billingsley is 0-3, 6.10 in his last six starts. Lee is 0-1, 4.95 in his last three starts; he is winless in eight starts this season.
-- ASanchez is 1-3, 3.67 in his last four starts. THudson is 0-1, 8.76 in his last two starts.
-- Harrell is 3-4, 6.95 in his last eight starts.
-- Dempster is 0-2, 5.70 in his last four starts.
-- Kennedy is 1-5, 5.26 in his last six starts. Guthrie is 1-2, 8.50 in his last three outings.
-- Lincecum is 0-4, 6.28 in his last five starts. Bass is 0-1, 7.31 in his last three starts.

-- Shields is 1-2, 6.66 in his lat four starts.
-- Smyly is 1-1, 6.97 in his last four starts.
-- Hammel has a 5.09 RA in his last four starts. Lester is 1-1, 9.20 in his last three starts.
-- Liriano is 1-5, 8.35 in seven starts, but had a good start last time out.
-- Romero is 0-1, 5.19 in his last three road starts.
-- Beavan has a 5.32 RA in his last four starts. Richards is making his first '12 start; he is 0-2, 5.40 in 15 big league IP; he started three games LY, and is 5-2, 4.31 in 10 AAA starts this year.
-- Holland is 1-2, 9.64 in his last three starts.

Hot Teams
-- Mets won nine of their last thirteen games.
-- Marlins won seven of their last nine games.
-- Reds won seven of their last eight home games. Pittsburgh won seven of its last nine games overall.
-- Brewers won five of their last seven games.
-- Giants won seven of their last eight games.
-- Colorado won seven of its last eight games.

-- Bronx Bombers won eight of their last eleven games. Tampa Bay won five of its last six road games.
-- Red Sox won eight of their last eleven home games.
-- Minnesota won six of its last seven games. Royals won six of their last nine games.
-- White Sox won ten of their last eleven games.
-- Mariners won seven of their last ten road games. Angels won ten of their last thirteen games, but lost last two.

Cold Teams
-- Washington lost four of its last five games.
-- Braves lost five of their last six road games.
-- Cardinals lost nine of their last eleven road games. Houston lost eight of its last nine games overall.
-- Cubs lost their last eleven road games.
-- Philly lost seven of its last nine home games. Dodgers lost six of their last eight games overall.
-- Arizona lost 15 of its last 21 home games.
-- Padres lost eight of their last nine games.

-- Indians lost seven of their last nine games. Detroit lost five of seven.
-- Orioles lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Toronto lost its last five road games, allowing 47 runs.
-- Oakland lost ten of its last twelve games. Texas lost five of last six.

Totals
-- Over is 16-4 in Mets' last twenty road games.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in the Phillies' last nine games.
-- Reds' last three home games went over the total.
-- Under is 7-0-1 in Atlanta's last eight road games.
-- Four of last five Houston road games stayed under.
-- Under is 7-1-1 in Cubs' last nine road games.
-- Seven of last eight Arizona games stayed under total.
-- Four of last five games at Petco Park stayed under.


-- Under is 12-3-1 in last sixteen Bronx home games.
-- Over is 9-2-1 in Cleveland's last dozen road games.
-- Six of last eight Baltimore games stayed under total. Last four games at Fenway Park went over.
-- Over is 6-2-1 in Minnesota's last nine road games. Five of last seven Kansas City games went over the total.
-- 10 of last 12 White Sox home games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Seattle road games went over the total.
-- Over is 6-3-1 in Rangers' last ten games.

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DCI NBA

Season
Straight Up: 683-332 (.673)
ATS: 531-519 (.506)
ATS Vary Units: 1416-1328 (.516)
Over/Under: 517-530 (.494)
Over/Under Vary Units: 988-1071 (.480)

Eastern Conference Finals
Game 5, best-of-7
MIAMI 88, Boston 82

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Hondo

Pathetic Papelbum cost Hondo a victory last night in Philly as he poured the fuel for a Dodger rally that caused the fertile deficit to grow to 1,860 bahnsens.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch will take on the one and only Jimmy Shields in El Bronx – 10 units on absentminded Andy and the Yanks.

The Hondo Quiz: What’s the difference between rock and roll and Andy Pettitte? (Answer below.)

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Gamblers Data

Free Play Tuesday

Giants -115

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Baseball Crusher

Boston Red Sox -148 over Baltimore O's

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Basketball Crusher

Boston +8 over Miami

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Soccer Crusher

Austria + Romania UNDER 2.5
This match is happening in Friendlies

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Sportsbook Investing
Play of the Day:

Boston Red Sox -148 over Baltimore O's