One incredibly lucky bettor just made almost $5,000 less than a minute into Game 4 of the first-round series between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat, thanks to a wild prop bet about Jrue Holiday’s method of first basket in the contest.
A FanDuel sportsbook bettor put a $25 bet on Holiday’s +18000 odds to score register his first point in the game via a free throw. It did not take much time before that bet got a result, as Holiday was fouled while in the act of shooting by Heat center Bam Adebayo during the first possession of the game. Holiday made both first free throws — and someone richer by $over $4,500.
JRUE HOLIDAY METHOD OF FIRST BASKET FREE THROW 180-1 OH MY GOD 😱
(IG: kalvinbrown @fdsportsbook) pic.twitter.com/Iy1KUPlc6E
— br_betting (@br_betting) April 29, 2024
Jrue Holiday, Boston Celtics Took Care of Business in Game 4 vs Heat
As for the game itself, the Celtis crushed Miami anew to the tune of a 102-88 score. Holiday finished with 11 points, six rebounds, and six assists, but it was Derrick White, who truly shined for Boston, which now has a commanding 3-1 series lead. White paced the Celtics in Game 4 with 38 points on a spectacular 15/26 shooting from the field, while Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown added 20 and 17 points, respectively.
This series is for the Celtics to lose, and they can close it all out on Wednesday when they fly back to Beantown for Game 6. The winner of this series will face the victor of the other matchup in the East featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic, who are tied at 2-2 at the time of this writing.
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