Included in this betting preview: The 2024 NBA Playoffs have been action-packed and Wednesday night should be no different. With the Celtics hoping to close out the Heat and the Clippers looking to take a 3-2 series lead over the Mavericks, plenty of moneyline, spread and over/under betting value can be found on BetMGM.   Boston has rebounded well from Miami’s Game 2 shocker.Best porn XXX. The Celtics have won the last two games by margins of 20 and 14, respectively, and look poised to complete a gentleman’s sweep on Wednesday evening. However, a 13.5-point spread might have savvy bettors looking elsewhere for betting value.  MORE BETTING:Updated Finals odds | First-round series odds, updates The Clippers, meanwhile, sit as slight home underdogs in their Game 5 tilt against the Mavericks. That’s despite James Harden and Paul George delivering vintage performances in an epic Game 4 duel with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. Here’s the best moneyline, spread, over/under and player prop bets on BetMGM for Wednesday’s NBA playoff action.  BETMGM, AN AUTHORIZED GAMING OPERATOR OF THE NBA. BUY NOW: Get tickets for 2024 NBA Playoffs on StubHub Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving took their biggest swings on the Clippers on Sunday, but the Mavericks still fell short against James Harden, Paul George and the Clippers. Now L.A. has a prime opportunity to take a 3-2 lead at home. Clips coach Ty Lue has asked one-time MVP Harden to be a scorer in the absence of Kawhi Leonard (knee), and the Beard has responded. PG13 also reminded the nation in Game 4 that he’s one of the smoothest clutch assassins in the game. If those superstars continue to perform at their best — and Lue gets even a little from «the others» around them — Los Angeles should take care of business in Game 5 and go on to win this series. Dallas has too little help outside KI and Luka, and too little perimeter defense to make the clutch stops. FINAL SCORE PREDICTION: Clippers 108, Mavericks 104 — Los Angeles wins straight up (+115), with the score finishing OVER the total (209.5).  MORE: LeBron’s right — officiating has been an issue in playoffs Jaylen Brown and the Celtics have dominated the vast majority of this series, with their only loss coming at home when Miami went unconscious and drained 23 three-pointers. Boston will be looking to close out the gentleman’s sweep with momentum, and to make up to the fans for the lackluster effort in that loss. This could very well be longtime Celtics’ play-by-play commentator Mike Gorman’s final game before retirement. It’s a narrative that few bettors outside of New England will realize, but these Celts will be at least partially motivated to give full effort and get a convincing victory in his final game.  The Celtics averaged 122.4 points per home game this season, second-best in the NBA. They dropped 110, 143, and 119 on Miami in the regular season and 114 and 101 in the two home games this series. Bet on Boston to show up and show out tonight and ensure that Game 2 was an outlier. FINAL SCORE PREDICTION: Celtics 111, Heat 101 — Boston wins (-1000) but Miami covers the spread (+13.5), and the game finishes well OVER the total (199.5).  As the over/under recommendation just made clear, the Celtics very likely close this series out tonight. However, does anyone really think the Heat will get blown out in an elimination game? Miami has missed Jimmy Butler in a major way. But Heat culture lives on, and Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, and company have been battling out there game in and game out. With their backs against the wall, it’s very possible they keep this one close until the waning minutes.  Sure, the Heat have lost two games by 20 in this series, and they fell by 14 in Game 4. But on three of the past four occasions Miami has been eliminated from the playoffs dating back to 2020, the scoring margin in that elimination game has been under 14.  FINAL SCORE PREDICTION: Celtics 111, Heat 101 — Boston wins (-1000) but Miami covers the spread (+13.5), and the game finishes well OVER the total (199.5).  WATCH: 2024 NBA Playoffs live on Sling As previously mentioned, Kawhi Leonard being ruled out for Game 4 of this series led Clippers coach Ty Lue to ask his one-time league MVP to go back to being a scorer. The Beard answered the bell, taking over large stretches of the fourth quarter in Dallas and teaming up with Paul George to out-duel Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.  Harden finished Game 4 win with 33 points, shooting 4-of-5 from three-point land and using his handle and strength to find lanes to the basket. Beard has now scored 22 or more points in three of the four games this series, and he missed 22 by one point in Game 3. Expect more of the same at home in Game 5, where the Clippers have a prime opportunity to take control of this series. Harden shot 16 percent better from three and 25 percent better from the line at home this season, and the extra usage with Kawhi either out or banged up should push him past 21 once again.  All odds courtesy of BetMGM, an authorized gaming operator of the NBA. Sloan Piva is a content producer at The Sporting News.