Oklahoma City Thunder (18-22) vs. Miami Heat (21-20)
January 10, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Heat -7; Over/Under: +227.5
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The Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat meet Tuesday in NBA action at the FTX Arena. The Oklahoma City Thunder have split their last 8 games. The Miami Heat have won 5 of their last 8 games.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are averaging 116.5 points on 46.3 percent shooting and allowing 116.7 points on 46.7 percent shooting. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 30.9 points and 5.6 assists, while Josh Giddey is averaging 15.3 points and 5.4 assists. Luguentz Dort is the third double-digit scorer and Jalen Williams is grabbing 3.8 rebounds. The Oklahoma City Thunder are shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 79.2 percent from the free throw line. The Oklahoma City Thunder are allowing 36 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.3 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat are averaging 108.7 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 109 points on 47.6 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.6 points and 6.4 rebounds, while Bam Adebayo is averaging 21.4 points and 9.9 rebounds. Tyler Herro is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 81.9 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 36.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.7 rebounds per game.
The Thunder are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games. The Heat are 6-16-1 ATS in their last 23 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 4-0 in Thunder last 4 overall. The under is 4-0 in Heat last 4 overall. The Thunder are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Miami.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off a successful week, and they’re a feisty team that loses in the underdog role by an average of 0.7 points. The Miami Heat play down to their competition constantly, and now they’ll likely be without Herro and Bam tonight. The Heat win at home by an average of 0.3 points. Give me OKC and the free buckets.
