Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 3/3/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: TNT

The Miami Heat (41-21) are headed to Barclays Center on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Brooklyn Nets (32-31).

The Heat played the Bulls and went home with a win by a final score of 112-99 in their last game. Miami finished having earned a 49.4% field goal percentage (40 of 81) and converted 12 out of their 31 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 20 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 28 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and having 8 steals. When it comes to defending, Miami let their opponent shoot 48.8% from the floor on 41 out of 84 shooting. Chicago recorded 38 dimes and had 23 steals in this game. On top of that, Chicago snagged 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Chicago finished the contest at 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 10 of 15 attempts. They also made 7 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Heat finished with 18 and the Bulls had 14 fouls.

Bam Adebayo is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting. He played for 29 minutes played and snagged 7 rebounds. Adebayo ended up shooting 75.0% from the floor and totaled 5 assists.

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Miami will play this game with a record of 41-21 for the year. They are averaging 109.5 pts per game (16th in the NBA) while hitting 46.2% from the floor. The Heat are hitting 37.4% on shots from 3-point land (824 of 2,206) and 80.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is pulling down 44.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,595 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 6th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.7 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers every game while drawing 20.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.4% on 3-point shots while they are 5th in the league in PPG allowed (104.7). The Heat defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.4% (2,305 of 5,190) and they relinquish 41.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 9th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,443 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nets took a defeat with a final score of 109-108 when they played the Raptors. The Nets recorded 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this matchup. They gave up possession 12 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. The Raptors were called for 13 fouls for this game which took the Nets to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to convert 14 of those for a percentage of 73.7%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Brooklyn made 10 of their 25 tries (40.0%). In all, the Nets walked away from this one shooting 42 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Nets allowed the Raptors to convert 41 of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6% in the matchup. They went 30.4% from three-point range by going 7 of 23 and ended up going 20 out of 23 at the free throw line (87.0%). When talking about rebounds, Brooklyn allowed Toronto to pull down 32 overall (16 on the offensive glass).

LaMarcus Aldridge ended up having an impact for the Nets for this contest. He converted 6 out of 12 in this game for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. Aldridge earned 16 points in his 30 mins on the court and earned 3 dimes for the game.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 32-31 so far this season. The Nets commit 19.9 personal fouls per contest while shooting 80.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.7 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.8 times per contest. Brooklyn has 6,973 pts on the year (110.7 per contest) and they average 44.5 boards per contest. As an offense, the Nets are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks 10th in the league.

The Brooklyn defense allows 33.8% on 3-pointers (769 of 2,275) and their opponents are connecting on 79.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 24.0 dimes and 44.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 13th and 18th in basketball. The Nets are ranked 20th in the league in PPG given up with 111.6. They are forcing 13.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (13th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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