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Wizards vs Heat Pick – NBA Predictions & Odds 4/7/23

Miami Heat (42-37) vs. Washington Wizards (34-46)
April 7, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Wizards +6; Over/Under: -
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The Miami Heat and Washington Wizards meet Friday in NBA action at the Capital One Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Miami Heat are averaging 109.1 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 109.8 points on 48.3 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 22.9 points and 5.9 rebounds, while Bam Adebayo is averaging 20.7 points and 9.3 rebounds. Tyler Herro is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 83.4 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 37 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.5 rebounds per game.

The Washington Wizards are averaging 113.2 points on 48.6 percent shooting and allowing 114.5 points on 47.3 percent shooting. Bradley Beal is averaging 23.2 points and 3.9 rebounds, while Kristaps Porzingis is averaging 23.2 points and 2.7 assists. Kyle Kuzma is the third double-digit scorer, and Monte Morris is grabbing 3.4 rebounds. The Washington Wizards are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 78.7 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 36.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.5 rebounds per game.

The Heat are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Wizards are 7-19-2 ATS in their last 28 Friday games and 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 1 days rest. The under is 4-1 in Heat last 5 road games. The over is 4-1 in Wizards last 5 overall. The Heat are 28-11-2 ATS in the last 41 meetings in Washington and 3-0-1 ATS in the last 4 meetings.

The Miami Heat are coming off one of their best games of the season and need to keep winning to give themselves a shot at the sixth seed. The Washington Wizards have pretty much thrown in the towel on the season, as they’re not playing defense and losing their last 5 games by an average of 5.4 points. I’ll lay the chalk with the more motivated side.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Miami Heat -6

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Randy Chambers

Randy has covered sports betting since 2014 and writes about everything from NFL to WNBA. Follow Randy Chambers on Twitter.

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