Miami Heat vs Houston Rockets
October 7, 2021 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Rockets +5.5 / Miami Heat -5.5
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The Miami Heat and Houston Rockets meet Thursday in NBA preseason action at the Toyota Center. The Miami Heat look for another win after beating the Hawks in their preseason opener. The Houston Rockets look for another win after beating the Wizards in their preseason opener.
The Miami Heat have won nine of their last 11 preseason games. The Miami Heat are averaging 125 points on 52.4 percent shooting and allowing 99 points on 40 percent shooting. Tyler Herro is averaging 26 points and four assists while Bam Adebayo is averaging 14 points and five rebounds. Max Strus is the third double-digit scorer and Duncan Robinson is grabbing one rebound. The Miami Heat are shooting 51.2 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 23.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44 rebounds per game.
The Houston Rockets have won eight of their last 11 preseason games. The Houston Rockets are averaging 125 points on 50.6 percent shooting and allowing 119 points on 43.8 percent shooting. Kevin Porter Jr is averaging 25 points and four rebounds while Daniel Theis is averaging 12 points and five rebounds. Jalen Green is the third double-digit scorer and Josh Christopher is grabbing two rebounds. The Houston Rockets are shooting 40.5 percent from beyond the arc and 57.1 percent from the free throw line. The Houston Rockets are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47 rebounds per game.
The Heat are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games and 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite. The Rockets are 15-36 ATS in their last 51 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
You can make a case for either side here, as both clubs looked great in their preseason opener. However, as I said in the first write up, the Heat are just one of those teams that treats every game the same and plays hard. Preseason, summer league, regular season or playoffs, the Heat are going to play their guys and they play to win. The Heat have won nine of their last 11 preseason games.
Give me the Heat.
