Miami Heat (16-12) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (15-13)
December 15, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Philadelphia 76ers -5.5; Over/Under: +207
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The Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers meet Wednesday in NBA action at the Wells Fargo Center. The Miami Heat look for a win after losing seven of their last 12 games. The Philadelphia 76ers look for a win after splitting their last 12 games.
The Philadelphia 76ers are averaging 106.5 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 105.9 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Joel Embiid is averaging 24.2 points and 4.2 assists, while Tobias Harris is averaging 18.9 points and 3.3 assists. Tyrese Maxey is the third double-digit scorer and Seth Curry is dishing 2.9 assists. The Philadelphia 76ers are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 81.7 percent from the free throw line. The Philadelphia 76ers are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.3 rebounds per game.
The Miami Heat are averaging 107.6 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 104 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 22.8 points and 5.2 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 20.7 points and 5.4 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc and 80.3 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.3 rebounds per game.
The Heat are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games. The 76ers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Heat last 5 road games. The under is 5-2-1 in 76ers last 8 overall. The Heat are 4-1-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Philadelphia 76ers should be favored at home as they start to get healthier, but they’re still not playing all that well, and that includes losing their last five games by an average of 8.2 points. The Miami Heat are a banged up basketball team and Herro could miss this game as well, but they’re a feisty bunch that’s not going to quit, and they have a fighting chance with Lowry coming to life as of late. Give me the points, as I’m not thrilled with the 76ers in the favorite role just yet.
