Portland Trail Blazers (18-25) vs. Miami Heat (28-16)
January 19, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Heat -9; Over/Under: -215.5
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat meet Wednesday in NBA action at the FTX Arena. The Portland Trail Blazers look for a win after winning four of their last five games. The Miami Heat look for a win after winning 10 of their last 13 games.
The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 108.7 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 112.5 points on 47.7 percent shooting. CJ McCollum is averaging 20.4 points and 4 rebounds, while Norman Powell is averaging 18.6 points and 2.1 assists. Anfernee Simons is the third double-digit scorer and Jusuf Nurkic is grabbing 10.6 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 77.7 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 37.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat are averaging 108.6 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 104.2 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 22.4 points and 5.9 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 20.7 points and 4.9 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 37.5 percent from beyond the arc and 80.6 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 35.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.9 rebounds per game.
The Trail Blazers are 5-15 ATS in their last 20 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Heat are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Wednesday games and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 7-3 in Heat last 10 overall. The Trail Blazers are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Portland Trail Blazers got CJ back in the mix, but they’re still a team that loses on the road by an average of 11.1 points and are 5-13 against the spread on the road. The Miami Heat are winning their last five games by an average of 9.4 points, and they’re as healthy as they’ve been in a while with Bam off the injury report. The Trail Blazers can’t be trusted in these spots. Give me the Heat in a comfortable home victory.
