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    Today's picks: Why the Celtics will beat the Heat, plus more NBA, MLB and soccer best bets for Wednesday, May 25

    SportsLine's proven experts share their favorite bets on the Early Edge podcast for Wednesday, May 25
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    Jonathan Coachman is joined by top sports betting experts Mike McClure, Allie O'Neill and Zack Cimini on the Early Edge podcast, powered by SportsLine. Get highlighted plays for the NBA, baseball and soccer for Wednesday, May 25, and you can stream the show live every morning on the SportsLine YouTube page.

    Coach starts things off with two SportsLine plays of the day. The first is Over 203.5 points in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Celtics and Heat (8:30 p.m. ET). "I think [the Celtics] will go in focused and ready to go, and you get a banged-up Jimmy Butler," he says. "That's all we need."

    The second site play comes from the Europa Conference League final between Roma and Feyenoord (3 p.m. ET): Both Teams To Score: Yes (-130). "Both of these teams are motivated," Coach says. "The season is ending. That means a loose game, a wide-open game."

    McClure has one play, from Major League Baseball: the Rockies to go Over 3.5 team runs (-120) against the Pirates (12:35 p.m. ET). "In the day game, conditions are a lot better for hitting in this one," he says.

    O'Neill also has a baseball play: Rays (+127) to cover the -1.5 run line against the Marlins (6:40 p.m. ET). "[The Rays'] bats have been hot at home," she says.

    Coach then chimes in with two Cash with Coach plays. The first is Over 8.5 runs (-118) in the Cubs-Reds game (6:40 p.m. ET). "Out of principle, we're going to the Over in the Cubs and the Reds game until the Reds show me that they're not an Over team because they cash every single day," he says.

    He also likes Over 7.5 runs (-108) in the Yankees-Orioles game (7:05 p.m. ET). "Another pitching matchup that screams Over," he says.

    Cimini closes out the show with a play from Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Celtics and Heat: Boston (-120) to win. "This has been the strength for the Boston Celtics throughout the postseason: [playing] on the road," he says.

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    SportsLine Staff

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