SportsLine's model simulated the Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday

It’s Friday, March 14, and the Boston Celtics (47-19) and Miami Heat (29-36) are all set to square off from Kaseya Center in Miami. The Celtics are currently 24-7 on the road with a point differential of 8, while the Heat have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. Boston is 2-0 against Miami this season with wins of 18 and 19 points.

The Boston Celtics will take their talents to South Beach for a battle with the Miami Heat. It will be a renewed Eastern Conference rivalry as we continue our NBA odds series as we make a Celtics-Heat prediction and pick.

The Boston Celtics head to South Beach on Friday night for an Eastern Conference matchup with the host Miami Heat.

The Miami Heat are trying to sneak into the playoffs, and snapping a five-game losing streak against the defending champion Celtics would be major for that effort. See how you can watch Friday night's game for free without cable.

The Celtics officially secured their place in the 2025 NBA playoffs Friday night with a win over the Miami Heat. Jrue Holiday scored 25 points — his most in a game since last year’s NBA Finals — on efficient 10-of-15 shooting as Boston won 103-91 at the Kaseya Center.

It was a quick stop in the Sunshine State, as the Celtics will be in action again Saturday night in New York against the Nets.

It's been a month since the trade that brought Jimmy Butler to San Francisco but nobody will soon forget his divorce with the Heat. Things were so bad toward the end that as Butler was kept off the court,

Jimmy Butler only cares about one thing, and it's... winning. At least that was the message he delivered to his new Golden State Warriors teammates after being traded to the team ahead of February's deadline.