The Miami Heat (6-9) travel to meet the Brooklyn Nets (10-8) at Barclays Center on Monday for a 7:30 p.m. ET tip-off. Below, we analyze the Heat-Nets NBA odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Heat at Nets: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:50 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Heat +260 (bet $100 to win $260) | Nets -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Heat +7.5 (-110) | Nets -7.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 234.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Heat at Nets: Key Injuries
Heat
- G Avery Bradley (COVID-19) out
- F Jimmy Butler (COVID-19) out
- G Goran Dragic (foot) probable
- F Moe Harkless (thigh) out
- G Tyler Herro (back) questionable
- F Meyers Leonard (shoulder) out
- F Chris Silva (hip) questionable
Nets
- F Nicolas Claxton (knee) out
- G Spencer Dinwiddie (knee) out
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Heat at Nets: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Nets 123, Heat 117
Money line (ML)
The Nets (-350) will cost you three-and-a-half times your potential return, and that’s risky and a poor long-term strategy. Even if this bet came through 77 percent of the time, you’d be running a deficit. AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
The HEAT +7.5 (-110) are a strong play, as the Nets’ -7.5 (-110) struggles on defense leave the door open for everyone. Brooklyn enters 0-3 ATS across the past three, and 1-4 ATS over the previous five outings. Miami lost 128-124 on Saturday as an eight-point ‘dog, and you can expect a similar spread here.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 234.5 (-110) is insanely high, but it might not be high enough. These teams combined for 252 total points Saturday in the first installment, including a ridiculous 74 points in the final quarter. Brooklyn is No. 1 with 120.3 PPG, a 49.3% field-goal percentage and their scoring defense ranks 27th with 116.8 PPG. The Nets are on a 12-0 Over run, with their last Under on New Year’s Day against Atlanta.
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