Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/26/21
2021-03-26 20:00:00 EDT
The Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets meet Friday in NBA action at the Spectrum Center.
The Miami Heat need a win here to snap a five-game losing streak. The Miami Heat are averaging 106.2 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 107.6 points on 44.4 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.3 points and 7.3 assists while Bam Adebayo is averaging 19.2 points and 9.5 rebounds. Tyler Herro is the third double-digit scorer and Goran Dragic is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 79.8 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 36.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.9 rebounds per game.
The Charlotte Hornets look for a win after winning six of their last nine games. The Charlotte Hornets are averaging 112 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 112.7 points on 47.3 percent shooting. Terry Rozier is averaging 20.3 points and 3.3 assists while Gordon Hayward is averaging 20.1 points and 5.6 rebounds. Devonte’ Graham is the third double-digit scorer and Malik Monk is dishing 1.9 assists. The Charlotte Hornets are shooting 38.5 percent from beyond the arc and 77.6 percent from the free throw line. The Charlotte Hornets are allowing 36.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.9 rebounds per game.
The Heat are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 0 days rest. The Hornets are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 1 days rest and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games. The under is 8-3 in Heat last 11 overall. The under is 4-0 in Hornets last 4 overall. The Heat are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Charlotte.
The Miami Heat are on the end of a back to back, but I’m going to assume they’re going to get some players back for this contest, which may include the newly acquired Victor Oladipo. The Charlotte Hornets are losing their last five games by an average of seven points while allowing 48.6 percent shooting from the field. If the Heat shoot the way they did last night and get some guys back in the mix, they should win this game. I’ll lay the chalk.
