Miami Heat (38-21) vs. New York Knicks (25-34)
February 25, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: New York Knicks +4.5; Over/Under: +211
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The Miami Heat and New York Knicks meet Friday in NBA action at Madison Square Garden. The Miami Heat look for a win after winning six of their last seven games. The New York Knicks look for a win after losing seven of their last eight games.
The Miami Heat are averaging 108.9 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 104.4 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.8 points and 6 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 20 points and 4.8 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.6 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 37.3 percent from beyond the arc and 81.2 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.8 rebounds per game.
The New York Knicks are averaging 105.1 points on 43.4 percent shooting and allowing 106.6 points on 44.5 percent shooting. Julius Randle is averaging 19.8 points and 10.2 rebounds, while RJ Barrett is averaging 18 points and 2.6 assists. Evan Fournier is the third double-digit scorer and Derrick Rose is grabbing 3 rebounds. The New York Knicks are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 75.2 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.1 rebounds per game.
The Heat are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Friday games. The Knicks are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Friday games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Heat last 7 overall. The over is 4-1 in Knicks last 5 overall. The Heat are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in New York and 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
The Miami Heat are as healthy as they’ve been all season, and that’s scary considering they’re first place in the East regardless. The Heat have won their last five games by an average of 7.2 points. The New York Knicks have underachieved all year, and thy actually get outscored at home by an average of 0.6 points. The Knicks are 13-17 against the spread at home, and it’s important to remember the Heat fans show up in New York. I’ll lay the reasonable chalk.
