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2024 NBA Handicapping Miami Heat vs. OKC Thunder
(35-27) Miami Heat vs. OKC Thunder (43-19)
Date: Friday, March 8th
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Venue: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Moneyline NBA Odds: Heat +275| Thunder -350 (Bet Now!)
NBA ATS Betting Odds: Thunder -8.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total (O/U): 225
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Playing for the second and final time in their regular-season scheduled meetings the Miami Heat are on the road to their hosts the OKC Thunder. In the first meeting, the Thunder won 128-120.
Miami is completing a back-to-back set having lost 108-114 to the Mavericks on Thursday while the Thunder last played on Wednesday defeating the Trail Blazers 128-120.
Season Series
The Thunder own the all-time advantage of winning 41 out of the 71 prior meetings. Last season the teams played twice with the Heat winning both matches.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, on Thursday, March 7th. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Friday, March 8th.
Miami Heat
Since returning from the break the Heat are 5-2 but more importantly, Terry Rozier is starting to find his groove playing with his new team. He produced his best effort on Thursday in Dallas with 27 points, six rebounds, 11 assists and a steal.
Once Tyler Herro and Kevin Love return and assuming the rest of the core stays healthy they look primed to make another deep run in the playoffs.
Heat Stats
Miami ranks 21st offensively (113.5) and eighth defensively (112.7) with a plus net differential of +0.9, ranking 15th overall.
The Heat perform in the middle ground against the spread with a 30-31-1 record through 62 matches.
Heat Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Kevin Love, PF (OUT Thursday/questionable Friday — heel)
- Josh Richardson, SG (OUT for season— shoulder)
- Tyler Herro, SG (OUT Thursday/questionable Friday — knee)
- Dru Smith, SG (OUT for the season — knee)
OKC Thunder
Every time the Thunder claim the top spot in the West they have lost a game shortly after dropping back into second. A notable stat that speaks to their grit is responses after a loss.
To wit, the Celtics rank first while the Nuggets and Thunder rank tied for second in capturing wins after a loss. They did so this week following up their loss to the Lakers with a win in Portland.
Thunder Stats
The Thunder ranks third on offense (119.2), and tied for fifth on defense (111.5) while they offer a plus +7.6 net differential registering second overall.
In terms of the Thunder’s performance against the spread, they are one of the better bets with a 38-23-1 record through 62 matches.
Thunder Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Bismack Biyombo, C (left last game/questionable — dizziness)
- Jaylin Williams (probable — knee)
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Heat vs. Thunder NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Heat are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Miami’s last 16 games.
- Also, the Heat are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against Oklahoma City.
- By comparison, the Thunder are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Oklahoma City’s last 20 games against Miami.
- Additionally, the Thunder are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games.
Free Miami Heat vs. OKC Thunder NBA Prediction:
Both squads are motivated to finish the season strong to improve their seeds.
With the news out of Minnesota that Karl-Anthony Towns will miss at least a month with a torn meniscus that gives the Thunder a true advantage to claim the top conference seed (and if that happens a very likely MVP for Shai Gilgeous Alexander).
The sixth-seeded Heat is staring at an inexperienced Magic team and an injury-decimated Knicks squad needing to only make up 1.5 and 1.0 games respectively to climb to fourth.
OKC won’t have to deal with much size on the Heat which bodes well for them, especially at home but the point spread is far too rich for the scrappy Heat even though they played on Thursday.
4* Free Miami Heat vs. OKC Thunder NBA Betting Pick: Heat +8.5
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NBA Tweet Of The Day
Shai was asked if Oklahoma City is capable of winning a championship this year.
“I think we’re capable of anything.” pic.twitter.com/fhSm3DA9AT
— z – Thunder Film Room (@ThunderFilmRoom) March 7, 2024
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