Brooklyn Nets vs Miami Heat Prediction, 11/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Miami Heat

Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Brooklyn (+4)

Kaseya Center is the location where the Miami Heat (1-3) will attempt to beat the Brooklyn Nets (1-2) on Wednesday. Brooklyn opens this matchup as 4-point dogs. The over/under is 230.

The Nets played the Hornets and walked away with a win by a score of 133-121 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Nets ended up finishing with 19 while the Hornets racked up 23 fouls. They also buried 8 of their 31 attempts from three-point range. Charlotte finished the contest at 95.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 20 attempts. Additionally, Charlotte collected 39 boards (8 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Charlotte totaled 33 assists and had 8 steals for this game. In regard to defense, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 49.0% from the floor on 47 of 96 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned 46 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Nets converted 23 of 32 tries for a percentage of 71.9%. Brooklyn finished having earned a 56.3% FG percentage (49 out of 87) and converted 12 of their 33 three-point attempts.

Cam Thomas is someone who was a major contributor in this game. Thomas finished shooting 58.8% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He racked up 33 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Brooklyn comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-2 this year. They average 122.0 pts per contest (4th in the NBA) while shooting 51.7% from the field. The Nets are shooting 40.8% on three-point attempts (42 of 103) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Brooklyn is collecting 47.7 boards per game and has 85 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 16.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Nets are able to force 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 12th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 78 surrendered for the campaign. The Nets are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.0% (135 of 281) and they surrender 39.0 boards per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 36.4% on 3-point shots while they are 26th in basketball in PPG allowed (120.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Heat went home defeated by a final of 122-114 against the Bucks. The Heat collected 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 40 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 14 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. The Bucks had 23 fouls for the matchup which got the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of them for a rate of 95.0%. With regard to shooting from distance, Miami made 13 out of 34 tries (38.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Heat finished 41 for 86 from the field which had them shooting 47.7%. The Heat allowed the Bucks to convert 44 of 87 attempts from the field which left them shooting 50.6% in this contest. They finished 32.4% from three-point range by shooting 12 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 30 at the free throw line (73.3%). When discussing rebounding, Miami allowed Milwaukee to grab 43 overall (9 offensive).

Tyler Herro pitched in for the Heat for the contest. Herro had 35 points in his 42 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for this game. He made 12 of 21 for the contest for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 8 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 1-3 for the season. The Heat are responsible for committing 16.5 fouls per game and they shoot 80.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.3 times per contest (19th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. Miami has totaled 418 points so far this season (104.5 per game) and they average 43.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Heat are hitting on 42.7% from the field, which ranks 26th in the NBA.

The Miami defense concedes 35.9% from downtown (51 of 142) and their opposition makes 69.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 25.5 dimes and 50.3 rebounds per game, which is ranked 14th and 28th in basketball. The Heat on defense are ranked 14th in the league in points allowed per game with 112.3. They have forced 15.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (24th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn (+4)

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