Miami Heat (21-20) vs Oklahoma City Thunder (18-22)
Game Info: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 7:30 pm (FTX Arena)
Betting Odds: Miami Heat -7 -- Over/Under: 227.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Oklahoma City Thunder pay a visit to the Miami Heat at the FTX Arena on Tuesday night in NBA action.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been in decent shape as they’ve won seven of their last 11 games overall and they will be aiming for a third straight victory after routing the Mavericks in a 120-109 home win on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the team with 33 points with five rebounds and five assists, Luguentz Dort added 18 points while Kenrich Williams chipped in with 14 points and 10 rebounds. As a team, the Thunder shot 48 percent from the field and 12 of 28 from the 3-point line as they ambushed the Mavericks with 36 points in the second quarter to overcome an early 11-point deficit, before they went on a 19-7 run in the fourth quarter to lead by 18 points and put the game to bed early.
Meanwhile, the Miami Heat have been in decent shape as they’ve won five of their last eight games overall, but they will be itching to get back on the court after falling painfully short to the Nets in a 102-101 home loss on Sunday. Jimmy Butler led the team with 26 points on nine of 21 shooting, Tyler Herro added 24 points while Bam Adebayo and Haywood Highsmith each scored 10 points. As a team, the Heat shot just 41 percent from the field and 13 of 35 from the 3-point line as they held the Nets to just 13 points in the third quarter to overcome a nine-point deficit to take the lead late, only to allow the Nets to close the final 4:01 on an 8-4 run to steal the game from them in a tight finish.
Looking at the betting trends, the Thunder are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games and 10-3-1 ATS in their last 14 games following a win of more than 10 points. The Heat are 6-16-1 ATS in their last 23 home games, 4-1 ATS in their last five games following a loss and 4-1 ATS in their last five games overall.
Head to head, the under is 4-1 in the last five meetings overall and the Thunder are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Miami.
The Thunder are coming into this game with plenty of momentum and they will be full of confidence after blowing past the Mavericks in their last outing. The Heat have managed to keep winning games despite juggling injuries all season, but they have ruled out Kyle Lowry while Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro are both questionable. The Heat were painfully close to beating the Nets in their last outing and I like them to win at home, but I feel the line is just a bit too high here, so I’ll take the Thunder with the points.
Peter’s Pick Oklahoma City +7
AUTHOR: Peter Tran
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