Adam Ronis
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The Eastern Conference Finals resume Friday night with the Boston Celtics hosting the Miami Heat. The Celtics lead the series 3-2, and can advance to the NBA Finals with a win. My record is 106-82-1 for the season. Here are my player props picks for tonight.
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Jimmy Butler under 23.5 points (-120 on DraftKings)
It’s clear Jimmy Butler isn’t healthy. The knee is bothering him and affecting his play. Butler played the first half in Game 3 and had 8 points before sitting the rest of the game due to the knee injury. In Game 4, Butler scored six points on 3-for-14 from the field and in the last game Butler had 13 points in 40 minutes on 4-for-18 from the field. While it’s tough to fade Butler since he scored 41 points in Game 1 and 29 in Game 2, this is about health and watching Butler the last few games. Butler is shooting 10-for-40 from the field the last 3 games and nothing looks smooth.
Marcus Smart over 8.5 rebounds+assists (-130 on Caesars)
Smart picked up 2 quick fouls in the first quarter in Game 5 and was limited to 24 minutes and still had 5 rebounds and 4 assists. The Celtics guard had 4 rebounds and 7 assists in Game 3 and 9 rebounds and 12 assists in Game 2. Smart has gone over this line in 5 straight games. He has played 6 games against the Heat this season and gone over this line 5 times.
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