Miami Heat (14-9) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (14-9)
December 4, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Milwaukee Bucks -5 ; Over/Under: -
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The Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks meet Saturday in NBA action at the Fiserv Forum. The Miami Heat look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Milwaukee Bucks look for a win after winning 10 of their last 13 games.
The Miami Heat are averaging 107.7 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 103.6 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 23.6 points and 5.3 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 21.7 points and 5.5 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 34.6 percent from beyond the arc and 80.4 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45 rebounds per game.
The Milwaukee Bucks are averaging 109.9 points on 45.22 percent shooting and allowing 106.6 points on 43.3 percent shooting. Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 27.6 points and 11.8 rebounds, while Khris Middleton is averaging 17.5 points and 4.7 assists. Jrue Holiday is the third double-digit scorer and Bobby Portis is dishing 1.3 assists. The Milwaukee Bucks are shooting 36.2 percent from beyond the arc and 73.8 percent from the free throw line. The Milwaukee Bucks are allowing 32.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47.4 rebounds per game.
The Heat are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 0 days rest and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games. The Bucks are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 home games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games playing on 1 days rest. The over is 10-4 in Heat last 14 overall. The under is 14-6 in Bucks last 20 overall.
The Miami Heat are coming off a nice win last night against the Pacers, but now they’re on the end of a back to back with a shorthanded roster. It’s spots like this that kill a team with a banged up roster, as it doesn’t allow a small rotation to rest. It also doesn’t help that the Milwaukee Bucks are as healthy as they’ve been all year, and they’re winning their last five games by an average of 9.6 points while shooting 49.4 percent from the field. I’ll lay the small number.
