Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 12/17/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Arena CDMX in Mexico City, MX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The San Antonio Spurs will go up against the Miami Heat at Arena CDMX on Saturday.

The Heat took the court against the Thunder and notched a win by a score of 110-108 in their last game. Miami wrapped up the game with a 43.0% FG percentage (37 of 86) and buried 24 out of their 56 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Heat made 12 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 25 assists for this contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. When it comes to defending, Miami allowed 50.0% from the field on 41 of 82 shooting. Oklahoma City doled out 26 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Oklahoma City snagged 44 rebounds (7 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 1 block. Oklahoma City finished shooting 73.9% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 23 attempts. They also buried 9 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land. When discussing fouls, the Heat ended up walking away with 21 while the Thunder accumulated 16 fouls.

Tyler Herro is one player who came through for this game. He ended up with 35 points on 12 of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and pulled down 3 boards. Herro walked away from this one shooting 52.2% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Miami enters this one with a mark of 14-15 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Miami is pulling in 41.2 boards per game and has 691 dimes on the year, which is 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Heat are shooting 34.2% on 3-pointers (356 of 1,041) and 83.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 107.9 pts per game (29th in basketball) while hitting 45.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Heat are forcing 16.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 fouls. They are ranked 28th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 741 surrendered for the campaign. The Heat are giving up a FG percentage of 47.2% (1,169 of 2,476) and they surrender 43.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 35.7% on shots from downtown and they are 5th in basketball in opponents points per game (109.3).

In their last game, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 128-112 when they played the Trail Blazers. In regard to cleaning up the glass, San Antonio permitted Portland to collect 40 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 45.0% from beyond the arc by going 18 of 40 and ended up shooting 12 of 17 from the charity stripe (70.6%). The Spurs allowed the Trail Blazers to convert 49 out of 81 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 60.5% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Spurs finished the game shooting 45 for 97 from the field which had them shooting 46.4%. In regard to shooting from distance, San Antonio made 11 out of their 29 attempts (37.9%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 57.9%. The Trail Blazers committed 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Spurs were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for this contest.

Keldon Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs in the game. Johnson earned 25 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists for the contest. He made 10 of 16 for the game for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

San Antonio has a record of 9-19 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks them 19th in basketball. San Antonio has totaled 3,085 points this season (110.2 per contest) and they pull in 42.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.3 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they turn it over 16.1 times per contest. The Spurs are committing 19.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Spurs are ranked 30th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 120.4. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.7% from the floor (30th in the NBA). The San Antonio defense concedes 39.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (361 of 916) and their opponents are converting on 79.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 27.4 dimes and 43.8 rebounds every game, which is ranked 30th and 19th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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