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(15-14) Houston Rockets vs. Miami Heat (13-16)
Date: Thursday December 20
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Venue: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL.
NBA Moneyline Odds: OFF
NBA Betting Odds: Rockets -3.5
NBA Betting Total: 208.5
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Houston Rockets
Four wins in a row have the Rockets above .500 for the first time all season and they have a chance to win a fifth in a row on Wednesday night at home against Washington.
That makes this one a tough spot for Houston, traveling to Miami for a game the day after hosting John Wall and company.
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James Ennis will miss this game. He’s got a bad hamstring and won’t play for at least the next week, likely two. That isn’t good news for James Harden, who scored forty-seven of his team’s 102 points against Utah.
Harden will be named an all-star for the seventh straight season in his tenth year, overall. He’s been with the Rockets for all but three of those seasons.
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Harden may have a tough time in this game, going on short rest against a couple of capable Heat defenders, led by Josh Richardson, who will get reinforcements from Justise Winslow.
Miami Heat
The Heat has won two in a row and four out of its last six. It also hasn’t been in action since Sunday and won’t play again until this game, which gives it a huge rest advantage to go along with the home court.
Bad news came earlier this week when Goran Dragic underwent knee surgery that isn’t expected too be season-ending. He is hoping to return in two months. Dragic had the knee drained earlier and missed about a full month but it turned out to be just a half measure. This should provide what he needs to come back at full strength.
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Until then, Miami is going to have to scrap and defend. Richardson, Rodney McGruder, Tyler Johnson and Dwyane Wade will pick up the slack, along with Derrick Jones Jr., who has been getting significant minutes of late and rebounding and defending exceptionally well.
Then there’s the impending return of Dion Waiters, who practiced on Tuesday. It’s been just about a year since Wiaters had ankle surgery that has held him out until now.
But what Waiters brings is still very much TBD. He certainly won’t play good defense and whether or not he is even an acceptably efficient scorer is far from likely.
Like last season, the Heat has the depth to overcome injuries but does it have the offense to permanently replace Dragic?
NBA Betting Trends:
- Under is 9-1 in HOU last 10 Thu. games.
- HOU are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games.
- Under is 8-2 in MIA last 10 vs. Western Conference.
- MIA are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 home games.
- Under is 22-10 in MIA last 32 Thu. games.
Free Houston Rockets vs. Miami Heat NBA Prediction: Heat wins.
Tough spot for Houston. Miami will be the better team on this night.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Heat ATS
NBA Free Score Prediction: Houston 105 – Miami 115
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