Los Angeles Lakers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 1/23/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Miami Heat

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2022

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: NBA TV

The Los Angeles Lakers (22-23) are traveling to FTX Arena on Sunday where they will compete against the Miami Heat (29-16).

The Lakers took the court against the Pacers and took a loss by a score of 111-104 in their last game. Los Angeles finished with a 44.4% field goal percentage (40 out of 90) and made 11 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Lakers made 13 of 18 shots for a rate of 72.2%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 40 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 23 assists for the matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 48.9% from the floor on 44 out of 90 shooting. Indiana doled out 48 dimes and had 28 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Indiana grabbed 34 rebounds (14 offensive, 20 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Indiana finished shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by making 12 of 15 attempts. They also knocked down 11 of their 30 attempts from three-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Lakers ended up walking away with 18 and the Pacers accumulated 12 personal fouls.

LeBron James is a player who had an impact for this game. James ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 5 dimes. He was on the court for 37 minutes and also collected 12 boards. He had 30 points on 11 of 22 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this game with a record of 22-23 on the season. They average 111.3 points per contest (7th in the league) while shooting 46.4% from the field. The Lakers are hitting 35.0% on three-point attempts (545 of 1,558) and 73.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 45.2 boards per game and has tallied 1,093 assists for the campaign, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.2 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Lakers are able to force 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are conceding 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 27th in the league in PPG allowed (112.8). The Lakers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.2% (1,856 of 4,110) and they relinquish 47.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 28th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,158 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Heat walked away with a victory by a final of 104-92 when they faced the Trail Blazers. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Miami permitted Portland to snag 33 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 30.4% from 3-point land by going 14 out of 46 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Heat permitted the Trail Blazers to convert 33 of 81 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.7% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Heat went 37 out of 80 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.3%. In the matter of shots from distance, Miami converted 12 out of 35 tries (34.3%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.0%. The Trail Blazers were called for 16 fouls for the contest which got the Heat to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 12 steals in this game. The Heat were able to snag 34 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this game.

Bam Adebayo pitched in for the Heat in the matchup. He made 8 of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 11 rebounds. Adebayo earned 20 points in his 32 mins on the court and tallied 4 assists for this contest.

Miami has a mark of 29-16 on the campaign. The Heat have committed 19.8 fouls every game and they go 80.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per game (8th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per game. Miami has tallied 4,882 pts for the campaign (108.5 per contest) and they pull in 44.9 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Heat are hitting on 45.9% from the floor, which ranks 14th in basketball.

The Miami defense gives up 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (615 of 1,755) and their opponents are connecting on 78.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 23.3 dimes and 41.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 11th and 1st in the league. The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in points per game surrendered with 103.9. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (6th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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