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Brooklyn Nets at Miami Heat odds, picks and best bets

Analyzing Saturday’s Brooklyn Nets at Miami Heat matchup, with NBA betting odds, picks and best bets

The Brooklyn Nets (26-32) and Miami Heat (37-22) battle at American Airlines Arena in Miami at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday. We analyze the Nets-Heat sports betting odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

Nets at Heat: Key Injuries

Nets

  • SF Kevin Durant (Achilles) out
  • PG Kyrie Irving (shoulder) out

Heat

  • PF Kyle Alexander (knee) out
  • SG Tyler Herro (ankle) out
  • PF Meyers Leonard (ankle) out

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Nets at Heat: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 6:30 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Heat 123, Nets 118

Moneyline (ML)

The Heat (-304) will cost you more than three times your return, and that’s just not a good bet. These teams have split the previous two meetings, with the Heat winning 109-106 in Brooklyn on Dec. 1, and the Nets winning at home against Miami on Jan. 10 in the most recent meeting, 117-113.

New to sports betting? A $10 bet on the Heat ML returns a profit of $3.30 if they win.

Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

Take the NETS (+7.5, -115), as they have played the Heat (-7.5, -106) tough in each of the previous two meetings. Yes, Brooklyn has some health issues, as Irving (shoulder) is sidelined for the remainder of the season. But Miami struggles defensively.

Over/Under (O/U)

The OVER 223.5 (-106) is a slam-dunk play here. The Heat have scored at least 119 points in each of their past five games, and they’re on a 6-0 over run. Meanwhile, the Nets were just roughed up for 141 points last time out in Atlanta, and they have coughed up 110 or more points in three in a row.

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Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat sports betting odds and lines, with NBA matchup analysis, picks and tips.

The Cleveland Cavaliers (15-40) travel to meet the Miami Heat (35-20) Saturday at 8 p.m. ET at American Airlines Arena. We analyze the Cavaliers-Heat sports betting odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

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Cavaliers at Heat: Key injuries

Cavaliers

  • SF Alfonzo McKinnie (foot) questionable
  • SG Dylan Windler (shin) out
  • C Ante Zizic (illness) questionable

Heat

  • PF Kyle Alexander (knee) out
  • SG Tyler Herro (ankle) out
  • SF Derrick Jones Jr. (shin) questionable
  • PF Meyers Leonard (ankle) out

Cavaliers at Heat: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Heat 109, Cavaliers 98

Moneyline (ML)

The Heat (-1112) are heavily favored to top the Cavaliers (+600), who are playing in the second end of a back-to-back. Cleveland rallied for a win in Washington Friday in interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s first game at the helm.

Miami has posted seven straight wins against Cleveland, including a pair of wins in the month of November by a total of 35 points. While the Heat should win, there is no way you can justify betting 10 times the amount of your return. AVOID.

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Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

The CAVALIERS (+13.5, -115) might not be winning on a regular basis, but they’re covering. Cleveland has cashed in five straight on the road. On the flip side, the Heat (-13.5, -106) are just 1-5 ATS in the past six games overall, and 0-4 ATS in the previous four when working on a day of rest.

Over/Under (O/U)

The UNDER 220.5 (-110) has hit in four in a row for the Cavaliers, including 4-1 in the previous five against teams with a winning overall mark. For the Heat, the under is 5-2 in their past seven as a favorite, while going 5-1 in the previous six after a straight-up loss and a non-cover, too. While the under play goes against the trends in this series, with the over hitting in six of the past seven in Miami, tired legs by the Cavs and a weary Heat team returning from a long road trip will result in an under.

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Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Monday’s Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat sports betting odds, with NBA matchup analysis and picks.

The Philadelphia 76ers (31-19) visit the Miami Heat (33-15) at the AmericanAirlines Arena for a 7:30 p.m. ET tip-off Monday night. We analyze 76ers-Heat odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

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76ers at Heat: Key injuries

76ers

  • C Joel Embiid (hand) probable
  • SG Josh Richardson (hamstring) out
  • PG Trey Burke (illness) questionable

HEAT

  • SF Justise Winslow (back) out

76ers at Heat: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated at 1:20 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Heat 108, 76ers 100

Moneyline (ML)

The Heat have a massive home advantage in this spot—their 21-3 home record is among the best in the NBA—and city of Miami is even more electric than usual since it hosted Super Bowl LIV Sunday night. Both teams had several players in attendance at the Super Bowl, but the home team has to have the edge being more used to the world-class social life of Miami.

Philadelphia’s road struggles have been well-documented. The 76ers are 9-17 away from home on the season and have lost nine of their last 11 games on the road, including a 116-95 whoopin’ Saturday at the hands of the Boston Celtics. Monitor the injury report before making your wager because Embiid’s availability would severely impact the 76ers’ interior performance. The Heat give up the eighth-fewest points in the paint and have the sixth-best opponent’s field-goal percentage in the NBA.

However, let’s PASS on a moneyline bet because the 76ers +125 should be a bigger ‘dog and the Heat -150 is too chalky.

Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

Philadelphia’s defense is very reliable—ranked third in opponent’s points per game and fourth in defensive rating—but their offense is inconsistent. Again, the absence of Embiid would be vital because he’s averaged 26.6 points and 13.6 rebounds in the three 76ers-Heat games so far this season. Plus the 76ers are 12-4 this season when they shoot above .40% from 3-point land, and the issue with that is the Heat have the top-ranked defense against the 3-pointers in the NBA.

Also, betting trends favor the Heat in this matchup. The 76ers are 1-3-1 against the spread in the last five meetings, a league-worst 7-17-2 ATS on the road and 3-9-1 ATS on the road against teams above .500.

BET HEAT -2.5 (-110).

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Over/Under (O/U)

I lean UNDER 211.5 but ultimately PASS ON THE TOTAL in 76ers-Heat. Expect the Super Bowl hangover in a raucous Miami to hurt both the teams’ offenses. Both squads get after it defensively and are better than +4 in rebound differential per game. However, the Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Miami and the Heat has a 15-9 Over/Under record at home this season.

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Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Wednesday’s Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars sports betting odds and lines, with NHL betting picks, tips and best bets.

The Toronto Maple Leafs (26-17-7) and Dallas Stars (28-17-4) will lock horns at American Airlines Center in Dallas at 7:30 p.m. ET Wednesday. We analyze the Maple Leafs-Stars sports betting odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips and picks around this matchup.

Maple Leafs at Stars: Projected starting goalies

Frederik Andersen vs. Ben Bishop

Andersen, fresh off an All-Star Game appearance, has posted a 23-9-6 record with a 2.86 goals against average and .910 save percentage. He is coming off of an impressive road victory over the Nashville Predators. If the Leafs choose to give him a rest, backup Michael Hutchinson owns a 3-7-1 record with a 3.83 GAA and .885 SV%, and he has won three of his past five outings.

Bishop owns a 17-10-3 record, 2.27 GAA and .927 save percentage across his 32 starts and one relief appearance. He was in the crease Monday, knocking off the high-octane Tampa Bay Lightning in a 3-2 overtime win.

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Maple Leafs at Stars: Odds, picks and betting tips

Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access them at USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated at 9:50 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Stars 3, Maple Leafs 2

Moneyline (ML)

The STARS (-121) have played tremendous defense this season, allowing 2.5 goals per game to rank first in the NHL. That’s good enough to back the home side, even though the Maple Leafs (+100) are even money and coming off an impressive win in the Music City last time out.

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Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

The Maple Leafs (+1.5, -278) should keep it pretty close, but you have to risk almost three times your return on investment, and that’s inadvisable betting behavior. The Stars (-1.5, +225) are a tempting play at this price, but they just do not score enough to play them on puck lines. AVOID.

Over/Under (O/U)

UNDER 5.5 (+110) is worth a look at plus-money, especially with Andersen coming off an impressive showing, and the Stars ranking No. 1 in the league in goals against. This should be a defensive slog.

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Boston Celtics at Miami Heat odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Tuesday’s Boston Celtics at Miami Heat sports betting odds, with NBA matchup analysis, picks and best bets.

The Boston Celtics (30-15) visit the Miami Heat (32-14) at AmericanAirlines Arena for an 8 p.m. ET tip-off. We analyze Celtics-Heat odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

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Celtics at Heat: Key injuries

Celtics

  • SG Javonte Green (knee) questionable
  • SF Jayson Tatum (groin) doubtful
  • C Enes Kanter (hip) out
  • C Robert Williams III (hip) out

Heat

  • PG Kendrick Nunn (Achilles) questionable
  • SF Justise Winslow (back) out

Celtics at Heat: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Celtics 108, Heat 103

Moneyline (ML)

Circumstances dictate backing the CELTICS (-106)  Tuesday night against the Heat (-115). On one hand, Miami is tied with the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers at 20-2 with the best home win/loss record in the NBA. On the other hand, Boston is 11-0 with a rest advantage with a plus-15.6 margin of victory and Miami is 3-5 on the second game of back-to-backs with a minus-9.8 point differential. Boston has won four straight games against Miami, including a 112-93 trouncing in their first meeting of the season.

They cancel each other out offensively—Miami averages 112.2 points per game and Boston averages 112.3 PPG—but the Celtics have the edge defensively, where they are ranked third in opponent PPG and fifth in defensive rating versus a Heat squad ranked 12th and 13th, respectively, in those same categories.

New to sports betting? Bet $106 on the Celtics to earn a profit of $100 if they win outright.

Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

Ehhh … let’s PASS on an against the spread wager. With two top-10 offensively rated basketball teams squaring off, there’s no point in taking Celtics +1.5 (-121). If the Heat win by one, my bad.

Over/Under (O/U)

I LEAN UNDER 218.5 (-106) for various reasons. Both teams play with a below-average tempo: Boston is ranked 17th in Pace and Miami is 26th. The Celtics have an Over/Under record of 4-7 when playing with a rest advantage and the O/U is 4-4 in Heat games when the playing on no rest.

Also, when you combine BetMGM‘s projection of this being a close game, the Celtics’ elite defense and the Heat’s assumed fatigue in this spot, a tightly contested, slow-paced game that plays to the Under is the most likely outcome.

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Orlando Magic at Miami Heat odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Monday’s Orlando Magic at Miami Heat sports betting odds, with NBA matchup analysis, picks and best bets.

The Orlando Magic (21-26) visit the Miami Heat (31-14) Monday at AmericanAirlines Arena for a 7:30 p.m. ET tip-off. We analyze the Magic-Heat odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

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Magic at Heat: Key injuries

Magic

  • PG D.J. Augustin (knee) out
  • SF Jonathan Isaac (knee) out
  • SF Al-Farouq Aminu (knee) out

Heat

  • C Bam Adebayo (ankle) probable
  • SF Jimmy Butler (ankle) questionable
  • PG Kendrick Nunn (Achilles) questionable
  • PG Goran Dragic (calf) questionable
  • SF Justise Winslow (back) out

Magic at Heat: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated at 1:40 p.m. ET.

Prediction

Magic 103, Heat 97

Moneyline (ML)

The Magic pasted the Heat 105-85 in their first meeting of the season, Jan. 3, and they have won three straight in Miami. C Nikola Vučević has killed the Heat winning eight of his last nine games with six double-doubles. The Heat are among the best home teams in the NBA, going 20-2 in Miami so far this year. Orlando is just 8-15 on the road, so it’s a longshot for the Magic to extend their Miami win streak to four games.

Also, the Heat are 9-1 straight up when playing with a rest advantage and the Magic are 1-6 outright in the second game of back-to-backs. The Magic (+190) aren’t getting a good enough price but there’s a good chance Orlando wins so the Heat (-238) is a no-go as well.

PASS ON THE MONEYLINE in favor of betting the spread in Magic-Heat.

Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

Given the Magic’s success, plus the Heat’s current injury report, the Magic are the play. If Butler, Dragic and Nunn cannot play Monday then you’d be better off passing this game altogether. Butler has struggled in recent meetings with the Magic, as his teams have lost four of their previous five games and he has scored fewer than 15 points in three of those contests.

Despite their win/loss road struggles, the Magic have good ATS trends as it pertains to this matchup. Orlando is 12-10-1 ATS on the road and 4-4-1 ATS on the road against teams above .500. Finally, the Heat are 2-4-1 ATS when laying 5-7 points.

TAKE MAGIC (+4.5, +105) to stay within 4 points in a loss or win outright.

Over/Under (O/U)

I LEAN UNDER 212.5 (-129) since the Heat are banged up in their starting five and both teams are good defensively. The Magic aren’t a good offensive team—ranked 29th in points per game and field-goal percentage—and the Heat are an above-average defensive team, ranked 12th in opponent PPG, seventh in opponent field-goal percentage, and first in opponent 3-point percentage. Orlando allows the fewest points per game to opponents and Magic games have the highest Under percentage in the NBA with a 19-26-2 O/U record.

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