Boston Celtics (16-11) at Toronto Raptors (17-11)Saturday, December 20, 20257:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #28, Road Game #14TV: NBCSB, TSN, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, Sportsnet Radio 590, Sirius XMScotiabank Arena The Celtics travel to Toronto to take on the Raptors for the second of 4 games this season. The Celtics won the first game 121-113 […]
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BOSTON — Jaylen Brown is doubtful to play in Saturday’s Celtics game against the Toronto Raptors, listed on the injury report with a non-COVID illness. Brown is fresh off a 30-point, 9-rebound, 7-assist win against the Miami Heat on Friday night, and has scored at least 30 points in 9 of his last 10 games. […]
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Facing the threat of a third consecutive loss, the Boston Celtics responded with a strong performance, defeating the Miami Heat 129–116 at home. Derrick White and Jaylen Brown combined for 63 points, as Boston’s emphasis on speed and tempo proved decisive against the third-ranked defense in the league per NET rating. “We just played so much […]
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The Toronto Raptors aim to start a three-game winning streak as the Boston Celtics aim to stop a two-game skid as the third and fourth seeds in the Eastern Conference match up in Toronto this Saturday night. Having lost the most recent contest to the C’s, Toronto will be looking to even the season series […]
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The Miami Heat snapped their five-game losing streak on Thursday in a win against the Brooklyn Nets, but staying in the win column didn’t last very long. On the second night of a back-to-back, they failed to get any momentum going again as they suffered another disappointing loss to the rival Boston Celtics inside TD […]
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1. 4th Quarter Explosion On a night that was honoring Isaiah Thomas, it seemed fitting that the Celtics used a huge fourth quarter to take down the Miami Heat 129-116. Boston shot 13-21 from the field and hit a new franchise record 10 three-pointers, shooting 10-15 from beyond the arc. The Celtics had a 3-point […]
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There’s an endless argument online about whether or not Larry Bird could play today. The answer to that is pretty easy: he’d be far better today than he was in the 1980’s. Why? Because defense is more restricted today than it was in the 1980’s. When you look back at what guys like Bill Laimbeer […]
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The Toronto Raptors (17-11) are just 2-point underdogs as they look to end a four-game home losing streak when they square off against the Boston Celtics (16-11) on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Scotiabank Arena. The matchup airs at 7 p.m. ET on NBCS-BOS and TSN. The matchup’s over/under is set at 223.5.
Celtics vs. Raptors Odds
Celtics odds to win: -126
Raptors odds to win: +108
Spread: Celtics (-2)
Total: 223.5
How to Bet on Celtics vs. Raptors
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BOSTON — In a Monday night loss against the Detroit Pistons, Hugo Gonzalez came in to close the third quarter for the Celtics — only to immediately get scored on, and subsequently turn over the ball. In response to the disappointing sequence of plays, the 19-year-old punched the Celtics’ bench in frustration, angered at his […]
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at Boston Celtics (16-11) at Toronto Raptors (17-11) Saturday, December 20, 2025 7:00 PM ET Regular Season Game #28, Road Game #14 TV: NBCSB, TSN, NBA-LP Radio: 98.5 Sports Hub, Sportsnet Radio 590, Sirius XM Scotiabank Arena The Celtics travel to Toronto to take on the Raptors for the second of 4
games this season. The Celtics won the first game 121-113 in Toronto
on December 7. They will meet twice in Boston on January 9 and April
5. They faced off twice in the preseason with...
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Coming off their 11-point win over the Brooklyn Nets, the Miami Heat enter Friday’s second night of a back-to-back against the Boston Celtics down multiple rotation players, including guards Tyler Herro and Pelle Larsson. Well, they will be without two more key starters — guard Davion Mitchell (ankle) and wing Andrew Wiggins (back) — the […]
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This is our GAMETHREAD: Chat live about the game here! Injury Report: Boston Celtics: Miami Heat: Starting 5: Boston Celtics: Miami Heat: Broadcast Info: Come back to Hot Hot Hoops at game time to join our GameThread and chat about the game live with other Heat fans! *** To check out our other content, click here. […]
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Miami Heat (15-12) at Boston Celtics (15-11) Friday, December 19, 20257:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #27 Home Game #14TV: NBCSB, FDSN Sun, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, WQAM 104.3 FM, Sirius XMTD Garden The Celtics host the Miami Heat for the first of 4 games between them this season. They will meet again in Boston on February […]
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After winning five straight, seven of eight and 10 of 12, the Celtics now find themselves amid a mini two-game losing streak for the first time since early November. The second half against the Bucks was a bit of an uncharacteristic dud. The Pistons game was more competitive, but Detroit made timely plays down the […]
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The Celtics’ recent success has not only been built on stars and shot creation, but also on a quieter, more structural dominance inside. Over the last two seasons, Boston has found ways to maximize the impact of big men who were once considered marginal NBA players. Over the last few years since Brad Stevens took […]
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After a long overdue bounce back victory that snapped the Miami Heat’s five-game losing streak in Brooklyn against the Nets, they are right back to work on Friday evening. For the second night of a back-to-back, and the second of three road games in a four-day span, Miami heads to TD Garden to face the […]
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The Boston Celtics (15-11) square off against the Miami Heat (15-12) as 6.5-point favorites on Friday, December 19, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET on FDSSUN and NBCS-BOS. The over/under is set at 233.5 for the matchup.
Celtics vs. Heat Odds
Celtics odds to win: -245
Heat odds to win: +200
Spread: Celtics (-6.5)
Total: 233.5
How to Bet on Celtics vs. Heat
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When: Friday, December 19, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts
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The Miami Heat (15-12) play the Boston Celtics (15-11) on Friday, December 19, 2025 at TD Garden. It starts at 7 p.m. ET on FDSSUN and NBCS-BOS.
The Celtics are coming off of a 112-105 loss to the Pistons in their most recent outing on Monday. The Heat came out on top in their last game 106-95 against the Nets on Thursday. Jaylen Brown’s team-high 34 points paced the Celtics in the loss. Norman Powell scored 24 points in the Heat’s victory, leading the team.
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at Miami Heat (14-12) at Boston Celtics (15-11) Friday, December 19, 2025 7:00 PM ET Regular Season Game #27 Home Game #14 TV: NBCSB, FDSN Sun, NBA-LP Radio: 98.5 Sports Hub, WQAM 104.3 FM, Sirius XM TD Garden The Celtics host the Miami Heat for the first of 4 games between them
this season. They will meet again in Boston on February 6 and will play
two more times in Miami on January 15 and April 1. The Celtics won
the series 3-1 last season. They won the two games played in Mi...
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The Dallas Mavericks (10-17) host the Detroit Pistons (21-5) in one of their final home games in 2025. Dallas is coming off a tough road overtime loss to the Utah Jazz. The Pistons are riding a four-game win streak, with their most recent win coming against the Boston Celtics. Here’s the main things you need […]
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BOSTON — The Celtics could be without Sam Hauser and Josh Minott ahead of Friday’s game against the Miami Heat. Hauser is still recovering from a left ankle sprain he suffered in Monday night’s loss to the Detroit Pistons, but is listed as probable to play. Minott, meanwhile, is also on the injury report, listed […]
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Through his first 21 NBA games, one thing has been made clear about Celtics first round pick Hugo Gonzalez, he impacts winning. According to PBP Stats, the Celtics net rating is 8.9 points better with Gonzalez on the floor vs. when he is on the bench. The sample is small, just 247 minutes, but I […]
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Andreas Christensen was back in the Barcelona starting XI on Tuesday in the Copa del Rey win over Guadalajara in what was a very welcome return to action for the Dane. The defender had only made three starts for Barcelona this season before the game, with injuries once again affecting his involvement. Christensen may have […]
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From Jaybird: Do one of you attend every post-game basketball press conference? If you do attend, would you consider asking commenters here for suggestions on a question to ask? And if you aren’t always able to send a representative, would you consider allowing a commenter to do so? Yanyan: Yes, we try to be at […]
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