Brooklyn Nets vs Miami Heat NBA Betting Preview & Odds
Eastern Conference hoops and we will see the Brooklyn Nets travel to American Airlines Arena to take on the Miami Heat. Local TV will carry this game, which has a start time of 7:30 pm EST.
Current betting odds for this game have the have the Heat listed as 10 point favorites, while the total has been set at 212.
The Brooklyn Nets are having a very rough year as they come in at 21-51 overall, but they do come in off a couple of nice home wins over Cleveland and Indiana. Still they are just 4-9 in their last 13 games and patiently awaiting the offseason. On the road they have gone just 7-24 SU, but are 19-15 ATS in those games. The Nets have 8 players that average at least 7.0 ppg and are led by Brook Lopez, who averages 20.8 ppg and 8.1 rpg. Thaddeus Young is the team’s leader in rebounding at 9.1 rpg, while placing 2nd on the team in scoring at 15.0 ppg. Sean Kilpatrick was a nice pickup for the team as he is 3rd in scoring at 13.2 ppg and has hit 46.8% from downtown in his 13 games since coming over from Denver. Rounding out the double digit scorers on the team is Bojan Bogdanovic at 11.1 ppg. Overall the Nets enter this game ranked 27th in the league in scoring, putting up just 98.7 ppg, while also ranking 12th in shooting overall, 10th in three point shooting and 14th from the charity stripe. The defense has not been good at all as they are 22nd in points allowed at 104.7 ppg, while also ranking 30th in defensive FG% overall and 26th in 3-point defense. On the road the Nets have averaged 98.4 ppg on 44.8% shooting, while allowing 106.0 ppg on 47.0% shooting.
Trends: The Nets are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game, but just 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a straight up win and 1-6 ATS the last 7 games in the series. The Over is 6-0 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning straight up record, while the Under is 5-1 in their last 6 games vs the Southeast.
The Miami Heat come in off a nice 108-97 win over Orlando at home and they are now 42-30 overall, including 24-13 at home, while going 19-17-1 ATS in those games. The Heat are currently just 1 game behind the Hawks for 1st place in the Southeast and their remaining schedule isn’t really easy. Including this game the heat have just 4 of their final 10 games at home and are about to embark on a three game west coast swing that will include games at the Kings and Trail Blazers. They also have roadies vs Detroit and Boston to close out the regular season. Miami may just have to settle for 2nd in the division or even 3rd as the Hornets trail them by just a half a game. Miami is led by Chris Bosh at 190.1 ppg, but he is currently out with a leg injury. That leaves Dwayne Wade to lead the team with his 19.0 ppg average, plus they do have Hassan Whiteside, who has had a very strong season, averaging 13.9 ppg, while ranking 4th in the league in rebounding at 11.8 rpg, 3rd in shooting percentage at 61.3% and leads the league in blocks per game at 3.75 bpg. New acquisition Joe Johnson has been solid as he has averaged 13.8 ppg in his 14 games with the team so far, while Goran Dragic (13.8 ppg) and Luol Deng (12.0 ppg) round out the double digit scorers on the team. Miami has not been a good offensive team this year as they come in ranked 23rd in the league in scoring, putting up just 99.5 ppg, while also ranking 4th in shooting overall, 25th in 3-point shooting and 23rd from the charity stripe. The defense has really been what has led this team as they come in ranked 4th in points allowed, giving up just 98.1 ppg, while also ranking 9th in defensive FG% overall and 14th in 3-point defense. At home the Heat have averaged 102.5 ppg on 47.8% shooting, while allowing just 98.1 ppg on 44.3% shooting.
Trends: The Heat are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400 and 14-5 ATS in their last 19 vs. the Eastern Conference, but also 3-7 ATS in their last 10 vs. the Atlantic and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win. The Over is 8-0 in their last 8 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game, while the Under is 7-3 in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
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