NYC vs Miami vs Dallas Betting!
The Knicks are 24-33 ATS with an O/U record of 32-25-1 and the Heat are 25-28-1 ATS with an O/U record of 31-23.[ad-4468020]
New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat Preview
Venue/ Stadium: AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL
Time/Date: 8 PM EST Thursday, February 27, 2014
NBA Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Heat -10.5
Over/Under: 201
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ATS Matchup Stats | Gambling Insight!
This season the Heat are 21-4 at home and the Knicks are 9-17 on the road.
In their last games the Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 93-79 and the Knicks lost to the Dallas Mavericks 110-108.
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The Knicks are fighting just to make the playoffs while the Heat are chasing the Indiana Pacers for the best record in the East. The Knicks are 5 games out of the last playoff spot and are falling fast losing 3 straight and 8 of their last 10 games. On the other side of the coin the Heat trail the Pacers by 2 games and have won 5 straight and 8 of their last 10.
LeBron James will be playing in his first game since breaking his nose and will be playing in a protective mask.
Carmelo Anthony has been playing great scoring more than 40 points in 3 of his last 4 games, but other members of the Knicks are struggling. It also does not help that PG Raymond Felton was recently arrested on weapons charges.
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The Heat have played suffocating defense in the last 2 games holding the Bulls to 79 points in their last one and 81 to the Thunder in their previous one.
The Heat easily beat the Bulls in their last game and that was with LeBron on the bench.
These 2 teams have split the 2 games they have faced e3ach other this season with both games in New York.
New York does have 4 other players scoring in double figures with Melo averaging 28.2 ppg, bit they need to help out tonight on offense facing a strong Miami defense.
The Knicks will also have to play good D, but they have given up over 106 points in each of their last 3 games.
Betting Trends
The Knicks are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games, 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, and they have an Over record of 6-1 in their last 7 games.
The Heat are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games, 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a losing S.U. record, and they have an Over record of 11-5 in their last 16 home games.
In the last 4 games between these 2 teams in Miami the total has gone Over every time.
The road team has covered the spread in 4 of the last 5 games between these 2 teams.
Jason’s Pick:
Mask or no mask James is still King James for a reason and he will lead the Heat to a win and they will also cover the spread.
Player Injuries
Knicks
Carmelo Anthony SF – Feb 26: Day-To-Day
Raymond Felton PG – Feb 25: Out
Heat
LeBron James SF – Feb 26: Day-To-Day
