The Miami Heat (1-3) will face the Portland Trail Blazers (4-0) on Wednesday at the Moda Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (NBATV). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Heat vs. Trail Blazers odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Heat have gotten off to a slow start this season and lost 98-90 to the Toronto Raptors on Monday despite being 3.5-point favorites at home. Miami has inserted G Tyler Herro into the starting lineup and he’s responded with 21 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game on 48.4% shooting from the field.
The Trail Blazers have been 1 of the most surprising teams to begin the season as they remain undefeated, with their latest win being a 135-110 victory Sunday over the Denver Nuggets as 5-point underdogs. G Damian Lillard is back for Portland and the All-Star guard has recorded 33.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game on 50% shooting from the floor.
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Heat at Trail Blazers odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:46 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Heat -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Trail Blazers +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Against the spread (ATS): Heat -2.5 (-110) | Trail Blazers +2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 219.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Heat at Trail Blazers key injuries
Heat
- G Victor Oladipo (not with team) out
- C Omer Yurtseven (ankle) out
Trail Blazers
- G Gary Payton II (conditioning) out
- C Oliver Sarr (wrist) out
- F Trendon Watford (hip) out
- F Justise Winslow (ankle) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Heat at Trail Blazers picks and predictions
Prediction
Trail Blazers 111, Heat 105
Moneyline
Despite Portland being a surprising team to begin the season, TRAIL BLAZERS (+110) is an enticing wager as they look like the superior team right now. The Heat need more production from G Kyle Lowry and C Bam Adebayo, and it remains to be seen if they find their groove on the road against Portland.
Against the spread
Being that I have Portland winning outright, TRAIL BLAZERS +2.5 (-110) is where I’m going in this game. The return of Lillard has paid dividends early for Portland while Miami is still trying to figure out its rotation with Herro now in the starting lineup.
The Trail Blazers are 4-0 ATS in their 1st 4 games this season while the Heat are 0-4 ATS in their 1st 4 games.
Over/Under
UNDER 219.5 (-112) seems like the ideal choice in this game with both teams being in the bottom 11 in pace to begin the season. Miami also has the 3rd-worst offensive rating in the NBA, which makes it hard to trust them scoring enough to help hit the Over.
The Under is 5-1 in the last 6 games where the Heat had 1 day of rest. On the other hand, the Under is 8-1 in the last 9 games for the Trail Blazers.
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