Milwaukee Bucks (16-9) vs. Miami Heat (14-11)
December 8, 2021 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Heat 5.5; Over/Under: -
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The Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat meet Wednesday in NBA action at the FTX Arena. The Milwaukee Bucks look for a win after winning 10 of their last 11 games. The Miami Heat need a win after losing five of their last seven games.
The Milwaukee Bucks are averaging 110.5 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 106.4 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 27.6 points and 11.8 rebounds, while Khris Middleton is averaging 17.8 points and 4.9 assists. Jrue Holiday is the third double-digit scorer and Bobby Portis is dishing 1.4 assists. The Milwaukee Bucks are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 74.5 percent from the free throw line. The Milwaukee Bucks are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47.8 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat are averaging 107.7 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 104.5 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 23.6 points and 5.3 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 21.2 points and 5.6 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.6 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 80 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 33.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.5 rebounds per game.
The Bucks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 1 days rest. The Heat are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 days rest and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 5-1 in Bucks last 6 overall. The over is 5-2 in Heat last 7 overall. The Bucks are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Miami Heat are falling apart right now, losing their last five games by an average of 12.6 points, and now it looks like they’ll be without Jimmy again after falling on his tailbone yet again. Throw in the Bam Adebayo injury, and the Heat are extremely limited in whom they throw out there. The Milwaukee Bucks are as healthy as they’ve been all season, and they’re winning their last five games by an average of 9.2 points. I’ll lay the small chalk with the Bucks.
