Brooklyn Nets (17-34) vs Miami Heat (25-24)
February 7, 2025 at 07:30 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Brooklyn Nets +6.5 — Over/Under: 210
The Brooklyn Nets play host to the Miami Heat at the Barclays Center on Friday night. Here’s a Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction. This article will include a Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets Pick.
Miami Heat Betting Preview
The Miami Heat have been in decent form as they’ve won four of their past six games overall and they will be eager to keep it going after beating the 76ers in a 108-101 road win on Wednesday. Tyler Herro led the team with 30 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, Nikola Jovic added 23 points, Terry Rozier scored 20 points, while Bam Adebayo tallied 18 points with 13 rebounds and four assists. As a team, the Heat shot 47 percent from the field and 14 of 34 from the 3-point line as they battled with the 76ers in a game that was close until the final minute where the Heat were finally able to pull away and win by single digits. Jaime Jacquez Jr had a quiet game of just nine points on two of seven shooting off the bench while Duncan Robinson finished scoreless in 20 minutes of action.
Brooklyn Nets Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets were playing some of their best basketball of the season during their three-game win streak, but they fell back down to Earth with a 119-102 loss to the lowly Wizards on Wednesday. Keon Johnson led the team with 25 points, six rebounds, and three assists, Cameron Johnson added 17 points while Tosan Evbuomwan chipped in with 15 points off the bench. As a team, the Nets shot 43 percent from the field and 13 of 38 from the 3-point line as they poured in 35 points in the second quarter to stay within striking distance, until the third quarter where they scored just 12 points to allow the Wizards to run away with it in the end. D’Angelo Russell had a rough game as he shot just two of seven from the field to finish with just five points and two assists.
Why the Brooklyn Nets will win
- The Heat have lost each of their last four games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents following a win.
- The Nets have won four of their last five games as underdogs after losing as favorites.
- The Heat have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents following a win.
- The underdogs have covered the spread in each of the Nets’ last four games.
Why the Miami Heat will win
- The Nets have lost each of their last seven games against Southeast Division opponents that held a winning record.
- The Heat have won each of their last seven Friday games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Nets have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six games as home underdogs following a home loss.
- The Heat have covered the spread in each of their last seven Friday night games against teams that held a losing record.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Nets’ last eight games at Barclays Center following a home loss have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of the Heat’s last five night games against Atlantic Division opponents has gone UNDER the total points line.
Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction
The Heat are keeping an eye on the newly acquired Davion Mitchell and Andrew Wiggins, while the Nets have again ruled out Bojan Bogdanovic and Cam Thomas. The Heat have been good enough to keep their heads above water with four wins from their past six games despite all the trade drama, while the Nets had strung together three surprising wins before they laid an egg in a bad loss to the Wizards. The Nets are capable of pulling off the upset, but the Heat are clearly the team in better form and I think they can take care of business at this modest line against an inconsistent Nets team.