New York Knicks (31-42) vs. Miami Heat (47-26)
March 25, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Heat -5.5; Over/Under: +216
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The New York Knicks and Miami Heat meet Friday in NBA action at the FTX Arena. The New York Knicks look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Miami Heat look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The New York Knicks are averaging 106.3 points on 43.7 percent shooting and allowing 106.9 points on 44.6 percent shooting. Julius Randle is averaging 20.3 points and 10 rebounds, while RJ Barrett is averaging 19.9 points and 2.9 assists. Evan Fournier is the third double-digit scorer and Derrick Rose is grabbing 3 rebounds. The New York Knicks are shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 74.7 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.3 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat are averaging 109.4 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 105.1 points on 44.5 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.2 points and 5.5 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 20.9 points and 4.8 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.6 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 37.3 percent from beyond the arc and 81.2 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.1 rebounds per game.
The Knicks are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 road games and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The Heat are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 11-5 in Knicks last 16 overall. The over is 18-6 in Heat last 24 Friday games. The Knicks are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Miami and 2-8 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
The Miami Heat should be favored and should win, but they have a million players who are listed as questionable, they just lost twice to undermanned teams, and they just had a blowout on the bench that could either impact them in a positive or negative way. The New York Knicks are quietly playing good basketball right now, and that includes winning their last five games by an average of 5.4 points. I’d side with the Heat normally, but there are a lot of question marks here. Give me the points if forced to pick.
