Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 2/7/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards

Date: Monday, February 7, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Washington Wizards (24-28) are welcoming the Miami Heat (34-20) at Capital One Arena on Monday.

The Heat stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and took home the win by a score of 104-86 in their last contest. Miami walked away from the game having earned a 41.8% field goal percentage (38 of 91) and buried 11 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Heat converted 17 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 94.4%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 49 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 27 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 5 turnovers and earning 14 steals. In regard to defending, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 38.4% from the field on 33 out of 86 shooting. Charlotte distributed 50 dimes and had 23 steals for this contest. Additionally, Charlotte collected 38 boards (12 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Charlotte went 62.5% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 16 tries. They converted 10 of 36 tries from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Heat ended up with 17 and the Hornets recorded 19 personal fouls.

Jimmy Butler is someone who played a role for the game. Butler ended up going 76.9% from the field and recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 29 minutes played and collected 6 boards. He ended up with 27 points on 10 of 13 shooting.

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Miami will take the court with a mark of 34-20 this year. They are averaging 108.7 points per outing (16th in the league) while hitting 45.9% from the field. The Heat are connecting on 37.5% on 3-pointers (730 of 1,947) and 81.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is snagging 44.6 boards per contest and has 1,396 dimes on the campaign, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Heat have forced 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are ranked 10th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,254 surrendered for the season. The Heat defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.3% (1,998 of 4,512) and they surrender 41.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 34.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 5th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (104.4).

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 95-80 when they faced the Suns. Concerning cleaning the glass, Washington permitted Phoenix to get 44 in total (20 offensive). They wrapped up this game 25.8% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 of 31 and finished the game at 7 out of 14 from the charity stripe (50.0%). The Wizards allowed the Suns to knock down 40 out of 99 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4% in the game. In all, the Wizards shot 30 for 85 from the field which had them shooting 35.3%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Washington buried 5 of 24 attempts (20.8%). They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.9%. The Suns committed 10 fouls in this contest which got the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Wizards were able to corral 34 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 42 in this contest.

Montrezl Harrell ended up having an impact for the Wizards for the contest. He made 5 of 12 in this game for a rate of 41.7%, and had 7 rebounds. Harrell accumulated 15 points in his 23 minutes on the court and added 2 dimes in this matchup.

Washington has a mark of 24-28 for the year. The Wizards commit 18.7 personal fouls every game and they go 77.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.9 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per contest. Washington has 5,558 points for the campaign (106.9 per contest) and they pull in 44.3 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Wizards are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks 12th in the NBA.

The Washington defense allows 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (565 of 1,621) and their opponents are converting on 79.9% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 23.1 assists and 45.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 4th and 20th in the league. The Wizards are ranked 17th in the NBA in points given up per game with 109.7. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (16th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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