Miami Heat (34-20) vs. Washington Wizards (24-28)
February 7, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Wizards 4.5; Over/Under: -212.5
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The Miami Heat and Washington Wizards meet Monday in NBA action at the Capital One Arena. The Miami Heat look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Washington Wizards need a win after losing seven of their last eight games.
The Miami Heat are averaging 108.7 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 104.4 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.9 points and 6.3 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 20.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 37.5 percent from beyond the arc and 81.5 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.6 rebounds per game.
The Washington Wizards are averaging 106.9 points on 46.3 percent shooting and allowing 109.7 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Bradley Beal is averaging 23.2 points and 4.7 rebounds, while Kyle Kuzma is averaging 16.2 points and 2.8 assists. Montrezl Harrell is the third double-digit scorer and Spencer Dinwiddie is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Washington Wizards are shooting 32.4 percent from beyond the arc and 77.6 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.3 rebounds per game.
The Heat are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS win and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 1 days rest. The Wizards are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games and 8-21-1 ATS in their last 30 games overall. The over is 7-2 in Heat last 9 overall. The under is 4-0 in Wizards last 4 overall. The Heat are 26-11-2 ATS in the last 39 meetings in Washington and 3-7 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
The Miami Heat have had success both SU and ATS all year, and now they’re starting to get healthy, which makes them even more attractive. The Washington Wizards can’t get out of their own way, and that includes losing their last five games by an average of 9.4 points while shooting just 42.5 percent from the field. Two teams heading in different directions. Give me the Heat and the reasonable line.
