The Miami Heat (4-4) are in the City of Brotherly Love Tuesday for a 7 p.m. ET tip-off against the Philadelphia 76ers (7-4) at the Wells Fargo Center. Below, we analyze the Heat-76ers NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Miami’s scheduled game against the Boston Celtics this past Sunday was postponed since the Heat didn’t have a minimum of eight players active for the contest due to COVID-related absences. In their last game on Jan. 9, the Heat held off the Washington Wizards last night in a 128-124 road win but couldn’t get the cover as 7.5-point favorites.
A short-handed 76ers team was clubbed last night by the Atlanta Hawks 112-94 as 6-point road underdogs. Philadelphia was missing a few starters such as All-Star Ben Simmons and 3-point marksman SG Seth Curry and their offensive tanked because of it. The 76ers shot 40.2% from the field and 22.2% from three in the loss to the Hawks.
Both rosters are without several key contributors and Miami’s team has taken the biggest hit. For what it’s worth, the Heat have beaten the 76ers in three straight and Miami won last year’s season series 3-1 (2-1-1 ATS).
Heat at 76ers: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:45 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Heat +275 (bet $100 to win $275) | 76ers -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Heat +8.5 (-120) | 76ers -8.5 (+100)
- Over/Under: 208.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Heat at 76ers: Key Injuries
Heat
- C Bam Adebayo (COVID-19) out
- PG Goran Dragic (COVID-19) out
- SF Jimmy Butler (COVID-19) out
- SF Moe Harkless (COVID-19) out
- SG Avery Bradley (COVID-19) out
- PG Kendrick Nunn (COVID-19) out
76ers
- PG Ben Simmons (knee) probable
- SG Furkan Korkmaz (thigh) out
- SG Seth Curry (COVID-19) out
- SF Tobias Harris (COVID-19) out
- SG Shake Milton (COVID-19) out
- SF Matisse Thybulle (COVID-19) out
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Heat at 76ers: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
76ers 116, Heat 102
Money line (ML)
PASS ON THE MONEY LINE. The Heat-76ers handicap boils down to who has more available productive players. So it’s either a bet on Philadelphia or a pass. However, there’s no way you can pay this much for a 76ers outright win regardless of the Heat’s situation.
Against the spread (ATS)
We haven’t seen how the Heat will look with all their missing players, but I have to fade them given what we saw last night out of the 76ers. C Joel Embiid played really well vs. the Hawks yesterday, but Philadelphia got smacked around.
The 76ers appear to be getting Simmons back, and their rookie PG Tyrese Maxey has stepped up offensively since Curry has been sidelined. Maxey has scored 15, 36 and 16 with at least 50% field-goal shooting in each outing over his past three games.
Philadelphia simply has more bodies and I lean 76ERS +8.5 (+100) for a half-unit.
Over/Under (O/U)
According to Pregame.com, money is pouring in on the Over in Heat-76ers and I’m following the money here. There’s absolutely no defense in the Heat’s backcourt so the 76ers are going to get into the paint at will. Miami will have to chuck threes – because how else will the Heat score points?
GIMME OVER 208.5 (-115) for 1 unit.
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Also see:
- 3 observations: Joel Embiid returns, but Sixers blown out by Hawks (Sixers Wire)
- Hoops Hype Rumors: Heat | 76ers
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