Betting tips for Eastern Conference finals - Celtics-Heat Game 5

All odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook.

Playoff P: Payton Pritchard has made 10 of his 24 3-point attempts in this series, and while a 54.9% conversion rate is tough to sustain, his role is real… and it's spectacular: 36.6% of his points scored against the Heat have come from beyond the arc (third highest in the league), an indicator that the Heat are willing to pack it in. While Jayson Tatum serves as the fulcrum of the Celtics' offense, he's shooting just 29.4% from 3. It's dangerous to try to project Boston's game plan, but it would seem that Tatum playing aggressive is what makes this offense run, and with 75% of Pritchard's shots this month coming from deep, he stands to benefit most from a drive-and-kick offense.

Rebound Butler: Jimmy Butler is healthy, and as far as we know, a healthy Butler has cashed props consistently in games coming off a loss. Outside of Game 3, in which Butler missed the second half, he has averaged 33.0 PPG on 60.7% shooting during this series. Butler has used the first quarter as a feeling-out period, but increased his production as the game continues. In Game 4s against Atlanta and Philadelphia, both coming off a loss, Butler made 2 of 9 shots (nine points) in the first quarter, but went wild in the second quarter (combined 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting). Butler is sure to take over this game, and if you can time it right, there's plenty of profit to be had.

Cleaning the Glass: P.J. Tucker enters Game 5 with a rebounding prop of 4.5 after leading Miami in rebounding chances the past two games. For Boston, Jayson Tatum has averaged a dozen rebounding chances over the last two games and is projected to have nearly seven boards today.

— Jim McCormick & Kyle Soppe

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