New York Knicks vs Miami Heat NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/7/21
2021-02-07 13:00:00 EDT
The Miami Heat and New York Knicks meet Sunday in NBA action at Madison Square Garden.
The Miami Heat need a win after losing seven of their last nine games. The Miami Heat are averaging 107.2 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 111.1 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Bam Adebayo is averaging 20 points and 9.2 rebounds while Jimmy Butler is averaging 18.3 points and 6.3 assists. Tyler Herro is the third double-digit scorer and Goran Dragic is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 37.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.9 rebounds per game.
The New York Knicks look for a win after splitting their last 12 games. The New York Knicks are averaging 102.4 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 104.1 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Julius Randle is averaging 22.6 points and six assists while RJ Barrett is averaging 17.8 points and 6.6 rebounds. Alec Burks is the third double-digit scorer and Immanuel Quickley is dishing 2.7 assists. The New York Knicks are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 76.4 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 31.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.5 rebounds per game.
The Heat are 1-7-1 ATS in their last 9 games as a favorite and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Knicks are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 Sunday games. The under is 5-2 in Heat last 7 overall. The under is 4-1 in Knicks last 5 overall. The Heat are 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings in New York and 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Miami Heat are coming off their best performance of the season and they’re the better, more rested team in this spot. The New York Knicks are on the end of a back to back and this is a very quick turnaround for this club. The Knicks also haven’t been as good as they were earlier in the season, as the offense has slipped a little bit and they haven’t covered as many games in the underdog role. Assuming the Heat show up and play to their potential, they should cover this number.
