The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs meet Saturday in NBA summer league action at the Chase Center. Here’s a Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction. This article will include a Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs Pick.

Miami Heat Betting Preview

The Miami Heat are known for their summer league success, and they won the title last year. This year’s roster is extremely young, as there’s only four players who aren’t rookies. Eyes will be on first round pick Kasparas Jakucionis, but there should also be interested in the growth of Pelle Larsson and Kel’el Ware, guys who are expected to be part of Miami’s rotation this season. Rookie Vladislav Goldin is on this Heat roster, and he had a productive career at FAU and Michigan. Kira Lewis Jr. is the oldest player on this Heat roster with 131 NBA games under his belt and 687 points scored. The Heat should be eager to defend last year’s summer league crown. 

San Antonio Spurs Betting Preview

The Spurs are an intriguing summer league team because of first round picks Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant, and this will be the first time we get to see them. If those two hit the ground running, it drastically improves the Spurs ceiling and puts them in the West conversation. This Spurs roster will include Harrison Ingram, who played five games last season and Riley Minix, who played in one game. We’ll also see guys who were on the Spurs summer league roster last season, including Jameer Nelson Jr., Ibrahima Diallo, and Kyle Mangas. A productive summer league would make some look at the Spurs in a different light. 

Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction

There’s reason to consider the Spurs and the points because there’s a lot of young talent on this roster. However, the Heat are one of those teams that takes games like this seriously, and last year proved that. The Heat compete if games matter or not. There’s also more NBA experience on this Heat roster with the likes of Ware and Larsson, and Jakucionis has legit playmaking ability. Even the older players on this Spurs roster haven’t seen much NBA playing time. The Spurs probably have more upside in their youth, but the Heat are less wet behind the ears. I’ll lay the points. 

Randy Chambers's Pick: Miami Heat -4.5