San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat Prediction, 12/10/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Miami Heat will try to beat the San Antonio Spurs at FTX Arena on Saturday.

The Spurs took the court against the Rockets and took home the win by a score of 118-109 in their last contest. San Antonio walked away from the game having earned a 55.4% FG percentage (46 out of 83) and converted 13 out of their 36 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Spurs converted 13 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 38 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 dimes in the game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to the defense, San Antonio let their opponent shoot 44.9% from the field on 44 out of 98 shooting. Houston recorded 23 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. Additionally, Houston grabbed 42 boards (16 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Houston finished the game at 73.3% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of 15 shots. They knocked down 10 of their 29 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Spurs walked away with 19 and the Rockets racked up 19 personal fouls.

Tre Jones is a player who was important for the game. He finished with 26 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He played for 35 mins played and also collected 3 rebounds. Jones finished the contest at 62.5% from the floor and also distributed 5 assists.

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San Antonio will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 7-18 on the season. They turn it over 16.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, San Antonio is grabbing 42.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 692 dimes so far this season, which ranks 5th in basketball in terms of passing. The Spurs are hitting 33.9% from downtown (292 of 861) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 109.8 points per contest (25th in the NBA) while going 46.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Spurs are forcing 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They rank 30th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 694 conceded on the campaign. The Spurs are giving up a FG percentage of 50.6% (1,134 of 2,243) and they surrender 44.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 39.7% on 3-point attempts and they rank 30th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (120.8).

When they last played, the Heat went home victorious with a score of 115-110 when they faced the Clippers. The Heat were able to corral 36 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 43 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 11 steals in this game. The Clippers earned 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to convert 11 of them for a rate of 78.6%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Miami converted 12 of 32 attempts (37.5%). Overall, the Heat ended up going 46 for 90 from the field which had them at 51.1%. The Heat permitted the Clippers to make 37 of their 80 tries from the floor which had them shooting 46.3% in the game. They finished the game shooting 47.2% from three-point range by shooting 17 out of 36 and ended up going 19 of 21 from the free throw line (90.5%). In the matter of team rebounding, Miami allowed Los Angeles to pull down 43 in total (7 offensive).

Jimmy Butler ended up being a factor for the Heat for this contest. He knocked down 10 out of 12 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and had 5 rebounds. Butler recorded 26 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and tallied 8 assists in this game.

Miami has a record of 12-14 this year. The Heat commit 19.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 83.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.7 times per game (20th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per game. Miami has tallied 2,822 pts on the season (108.5 per contest) and they pull down 41.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Heat are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 25th in the league.

The Heat are ranked 9th in the league in points per game surrendered with 110.2. They are forcing 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the field (20th in the NBA). The Miami defense concedes 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (356 of 989) and their opposition knocks down 78.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 26.0 dimes and 43.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 20th and 14th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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