Two Southeast Division Rivals | OSB
Miami Locked In
When: Friday, February 2nd at 7:00pm
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Watch: MNMT, SUN
Matchup: Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards
This Friday night matchup is between two southeast division rivals. The Miami Heat started off the season great, winning a lot of games with Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro missing 10+ games each. After they all became healthy, suddenly Miami found themselves in a massive slump and ended up in a 7 game losing streak. The Heat traded for Hornet’s Terry Rozier to help with their offensive struggles. The Washington Wizards are one of the worst teams in the entire league as they go into this rebuild and build their roster around Jordan Poole. The Wizards currently have the second worst record in the entire NBA. We will provide you with the proper information needed for this Suns vs. Pacers match.
Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards: Best Odds
Team: Spread: O/U: Moneyline:
Heat Pending Pending Pending
Wizards Pending Pending Pending
The Miami Heat are entering this game as the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference with a record of 25-23. The Heat are climbing out of a slump as they ended their first 7 game losing streak since 2008 against the Sacramento Kings. Miami has only won 3 of their last 7, but look to continue in the right direction with their new roster. Miami, who is struggling on offense, now has 4 players that average 20 or more points per game. The Heat are being led by center Bam Adebayo who is averaging 20.6 points, 10.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. The Heat will continue to just find a way to make the playoffs because they know once they make it, Jimmy Butler is a different beast.
Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards: Betting Trends
Miami Heat:
- · 20 – 27 – 1 ATS this season
- · 7 – 15- 0 ATS at home
- · 11 – 12 – 1 ATS on the road
- · 20 – 28 – 0 O/U this season
- · 12 – 12 – 0 O/U at home
- · 8 – 16 – 0 O/U on the road
Washington Wizards:
- 22 – 24 – 1 ATS this season
- 7 – 15 – 0 ATS at home
- 15 – 19 – 1 on the road
- 22 – 24 – 1 O/U this season
- 11 – 10 – 1 O/U at home
- 11 – 14 – 0 O/U on the road
The Washington Wizards are entering this game as the 14th seed in the Eastern Conference with a record of 9 wins and 38 losses on the season. Three of the Wizards’ 9 wins have come within the last 10 games. Washington has really struggled playing at home with a record of 3 and 19. The Washington Wizards are led by forward Kyle Kuzma who is averaging 22 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. Kuzma, who is leading the team, has seen his name thrown around in the trade block as we get closer to the NBA trade deadline.
Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards: Game Prediction
The Miami Heat have been struggling as of late, but you can never count them out. Miami continuously makes it to the Finals or the Eastern Conference Finals every single season regardless of their seeding in the regular season. Jimmy Butler repeatedly stated in an interview that they just need to have fun and find the joy in the game again. Miami who finally ended their losing streak will look to continue winning against a bad Wizards roster. Newly acquired Terry Rozier will finally have his first practice with the team. Miami on the road this year is 13-11.
The Washington Wizards are currently in a rebuild. The Wizards are going through the process and will not win many games this year. Washington has won 3 of their last 10 games and are currently on a one game losing streak. The Wizards will be looking to sell assets in the upcoming trade deadline. This roster is projected to have a top three lottery pick in the upcoming draft. The future is bright in D.C, but it does not arrive tomorrow.
The Wizards are a really bad team this year and it is going to have to take a bad game from the Miami Heat for this matchup to even be close. The Miami Heat have an established culture and roster that will bounce back from previous struggles. There is no better time to gain confidence than when going up against one of the worst teams in the entire league. I believe that the Miami Heat will take advantage of the Wizards who have only won 3 times at home this year. I expect this to be a statement game from the contenders against one of the little brothers in the southeast division. Here are my Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards picks.
Moneyline Pick: Miami Heat(Pending)
ATS Pick: Miami Heat (Pending)
O/U Pick: Under (Pending)
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