Los Angeles Clippers (14-12) vs. Miami Heat (11-14)
December 8, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Heat -4; Over/Under: +214.5
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The Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat meet Thursday in NBA action at the FTX Arena. The Los Angeles Clippers have lost 5 of their last 8 games. The Miami Heat have lost 3 of their last 4 games.
The Los Angeles Clippers are averaging 107.2 points on 46.9 percent shooting and allowing 108.8 points on 45.4 percent shooting. Paul George is averaging 23.4 points and 5.8 rebounds, while Norman Powell is averaging 14.8 points and 2.9 rebounds. Marcus Morris Sr. is the third double-digit scorer and John Wall is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Los Angeles Clippers are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 74.2 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Clippers are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.5 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat are averaging 108.3 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 110.2 points on 47.3 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 21 points and 7.1 rebounds, while Bam Adebayo is averaging 20.7 points and 9.2 rebounds. Tyler Herro is the third double-digit scorer and Max Strus is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc and 84 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.3 rebounds per game.
The Clippers are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 Thursday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Heat are 3-12-1 ATS in their last 16 home games and 8-17-1 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The under is 20-9 in Clippers last 29 overall. The over is 6-1 in Heat last 7 home games. The Clippers are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Miami and 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Los Angeles Clippers are still trying to find their footing, and they’re on the end of a back to back with a game that included overtime. I can understand why the rested Heat are favored at home. However, we just saw the Heat lose to the Grizzlies backups and then lose to the Pistons at home. The Miami Heat aren’t a good team right now, and they win at home by an average of just 0.1 point and in the favorite role by an average of 0.8 points. No, thank you. Give me the Clippers and the points.
