The Miami Heat welcome the Brooklyn Nets to AmericanAirlines Arena. Action begins at 7:30 pm ET on Wednesday, Mar. 11 and can be seen on YES and Sun Sports.
The Heat are are hoping for a better outcome after their 100-90 loss to the Celtics on Monday. Dwyane Wade was the game’s leading scorer with 34 points. The Nets, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after the 95-88 loss against the Jazz on Sunday. Brooklyn still lost despite the best efforts of Brook Lopez, who recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
The Heat have emerged victorious in all three games against the Nets this year, including an 88-84 win the last time these two teams met. Chris Bosh was the game’s top overall scorer with 26 points.
The odds for Miami and Brooklyn are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable. The Heat have gone 28-35 Straight Up (SU) and 28-32-3 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 18-19 SU and 18-17-2 ATS against the Eastern Conference. The Heat have seen an uptick in scoring as of late, averaging 101.2 points during the last 10 games compared to their season average of 94.4 points per game.
As for their opponent, the Nets have 25-36 SU and 29-32 ATS records. Against the Eastern Conference, Brooklyn is 14-21 SU and 15-20 ATS.
The Heat’s win over Brooklyn in their last game bumped their SU record to 7-3 over the Nets in the last 10 meetings. Furthermore, the Heat hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4. In these last 10 matchups, Brooklyn held the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers four times, with Miami controlling all three of these areas two times.
Predictions: SU Winner – MIA, ATS Winner – MIA
Notes
Brooklyn ranks 23rd in points per game with 96.3, while Miami ranks seventh in points allowed with an average of 97.0 given up.
Brooklyn puts up an average of 96.4 points per away game (ranked 21st), while Miami allows 98.1 points per home game (ranked 13th).
When giving up fewer than 100 points, Brooklyn has a 19-15 record. When Miami scores fewer than 100, they are a losing 12-28.
The Brooklyn Nets have an abysmal 6-21 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Miami Heat are 16-7 when they hit the century mark.
The Heat have a defensive rating of 104.3 (ranked 23rd), while the Nets rank 22nd for their offensive rating of 100.5.
The Miami Heat average a field goal percentage of 45.6% this season. The Brooklyn Nets have a subpar record of 7-22 when opponents have a FG% of 45.6% or greater.
On average, the Miami Heat attempt 20.5 three point field goals per game and the Brooklyn Nets attempt 20.4 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, both teams have losing records; Miami is 4-7 and Brooklyn is 2-9.
Miami has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.46 this season (ranked 24th). Brooklyn ranks higher with an A/TO of 1.47 (ranked 22nd).
Miami ranks 30th in rebounds per game with 38.6, while Brooklyn ranks 22nd with 42.1 per game.
The Brooklyn Nets rank 23rd in offensive rebounding, while the Miami Heat rank 29th in defensive rebounding.
Miami is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 15.0% (ranked 10th). Brooklyn has a losing record of 10-19 SU this season when its TOV% reaches 15.0% or greater.
