The No. 8 seed Miami Heat are hosting the No. 1 seed Boston Celtics in a crucial Game 3 contest on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists Boston as the 10-point favorite, while the over/under is 205.5 points (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows Boston guard Jaylen Brown is an athletic two-way threat on the court. Brown has the strength to absorb contact in the paint and uses his awareness to jump into passing lanes. The 27-year-old is averaging 25 points, eight rebounds, and two assists in this series. In Game 2, Brown had 33 points and eight boards.

The model also knows Miami center Bam Adebayo continues to impact the game on a nightly basis on both offense and defense. Adebayo owns a soft touch around the basket and has the length to be a disruptive defender in multiple positions on the floor. He's leading the team in both scoring (22.5) and rebounds (8). In his last outing, Adebayo notched 21 points and 10 boards.

The model has simulated Celtics vs. Heat 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of the time!

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