Los Angeles Clippers (25-25) vs. Miami Heat (31-17)
January 28, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Heat -6.5; Over/Under: -208.5
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The Los Angeles Clippers pay a visit to the Miami Heat at the FTX Arena on Friday night.
The Los Angeles Clippers have been in decent form as they’ve won four of their past six games overall and they will be aiming for a third straight win after taking down the Magic in a 111-102 road win on Wednesday. Amir Coffey led the team with 19 points and five assists, Luke Kennard added 17 points on six of nine shooting off the bench while Terance Mann chipped in with 14 points. as a team, the Clippers shot 44 percent from the field and 15 of 29 from the 3-point line as they clawed their way back from an early 14-point deficit to lead by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter where they exploded for 35 points to pull away late. Reggie Jackson had a rough night as he finished with just nine points on three of 11 shooting as he was plagued by foul trouble.
Meanwhile, the Miami Heat have been in red-hot form as they’ve won eight of their past 10 games overall and they will be looking to stay hot after routing the Knicks in a 110-96 home win on Wednesday. Duncan Robinson led the team with 25 points on nine of 13 shooting, Jimmy Butler added 22 points on seven of eight shooting while Tyler Herro chipped in with 21 points off the bench. As a team, the Heat shot 50 percent from the field and 16 of 37 from the 3-point line, but this win was about their defense as they held the Knicks to just 16 points in the first quarter to jump out to an early double-digit lead, before pouring in 33 points in the third quarter to push the margin out to 30 points.
Looking at the betting trends, the Clippers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games against a team with a winning record, 1-4 ATS in their last five games against a team above .600 and 5-1 ATS in their last six games overall. The Heat are 4-0 ATS in their last four home games, 11-5 ATS in their last 16 home games against a team with a losing road record and 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
Head to head, the over is 5-0 in the last five meetings overall, the Clippers are 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings overall and the Clippers are 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings in Miami.
The Clippers will again be shorthanded as Paul George and Marcus Morris are both still out, while the Heat are missing Kyle Lowry, KZ Okpala and Victor Oladipo while Jimmy Butler is listed as questionable. The Clippers are coming into this game with a bit of momentum, but nothing compared to the Heat who have quietly been one of the hottest teams in the league despite dealing with injuries constantly. This should be a close one, but I like the Heat to get the job done at home, assuming that Butler is available for this one.
